Two-Thirds of Benin Is Underwater
The UN has begun an emergency airlift to the West African country of Benin after record heavy rains have left two-thirds of the entire country under water affecting an estimated 680,000 people with a reported 800 cases of cholera. —JCL The BBC: The UN refugee agency is to start an emergency airlift of tents to the West African nation of Benin this week, amid the worst flooding there in decades. Some 3,000 tents will be flown in from Denmark to provide shelter for some of the estimated 680,000 people affected. Two-thirds of Benin has suffered from months of heavy rain, and about 800 cases of cholera have been reported. Read more Related Entries October 18, 2010 Glenn Beck Is No Match for William Shatner October 18, 2010 Super Typhoon Slams the Philippines
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