Abidjan, July 1, 2026 (AFP) - Floods kill 59 in I.Coast since mid-May: goverment

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2026-07-01

Widespread flooding has killed at least 59 people in Ivory Coast since the "particularly heavy" rainy season began in mid-May, a government spokesperson said Wednesday. Each year, the rainy season from late May to late July brings landslides and flooding that kill dozens, especially in poorer neighbourhoods, in the country of 30 million people. A "particularly high toll of 59 people who have died this year, even though we are only at the beginn......

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