Ivory Coast flooding caused by torrential rain kills at least five, including four children, officials say
Between Monday and midday Tuesday, some neighbourhoods in Abidjan received around 200 millimetres of rainfall, the equivalent of several weeks of rain, officials say.
"The children died in a landslip, and the adult was swept away by the water" in the city's Bingerville neighbourhood. "I have nothing left at home. The water swept it all away. We have nothing to wear or eat," she said.Cynthia Koffi, a medicine student, said the water rose so high it broke her home's windows.Landslips during rainy season
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