Thirty dead in Ivory Coast floods

Thirty people have died in Ivory Coast over the past three months in floods triggered by an exceptionally strong rainy season, the government said on Wednesday.

The country’s economic capital Abidjan has been particularly hit, recording 22 deaths, spokesman Amadou Coulibaly said after a cabinet meeting.

The authorities will step up “pre-deployment” of rescue services in at-risk areas and pursue a programme to demolish illegally-built shanty homes there, he said.

Last year’s rainy season claimed 19 lives.

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