Dakar: Pape Faye Loses All His Belongings in Heavy Rains and Joins the Flood Victims

Heavy rains on October 4 caused flooding in the Parcelles Assainies district of Dakar, where mason Pape Faye lost all his belongings after a wall of his home collapsed. Injured after falling into the floodwater, he is sheltering at the town hall with around 20 other victims; a woman and her son drowned at his home. Preliminary ANACIM readings recorded up to 142 millimeters of rain in 24 hours in parts of the Dakar region. High population density, low-lying areas and undersized drains hinder water removal, while a climate scientist also cited warming temperatures and a possible influence from El Niño.