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Cameroon: Floods in Far North Region, Operation Update n. 1, DREF operation n° MDRCM029
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On 11 and 12 September 2020, intense and continuous rains poured in the Mayo-Danay (19,218 people) and in the Mayo-Kani (7,184 people) divisions of the Far North Region with an unprecedented level of rainfall ranging between 40mm and 85mm. According to the initial data collected by the local Red Cross committees in the concerned divisions, more than 26,402 people were affected.
Prior to this event, during the month of August 2020, torrential rains fell with an important peak on 31 August 2020, causing floods and substantial damage, such as the collapse of a bridge in the city of Maroua, and affecting the Logone-and-Chari, Mayo-Sava, Mayo-Danay, and Mayo-Kani Divisions. Such a geographical extent of floods at this level was a new situation for the Far-North and rainfall continued into November in the Logone-et-Charri division. As a result, five divisions out
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Geneva, 25 January 2021 – The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) announced today a major expansion of one of the world’s only means of channeling international funds directly to frontline disaster responders. The announcement of plans to at least double the size of the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) […]