September 1' saw exceptionally heavy rain in Ouagadougou (300 mm in 11 hours). This had catastrophic consequences for large parts of the city: a number of deaths, extensive damage to roads and canals and lots of cheap dwellings collapsed. In some parts of the city the water rose to more than a metre after the overflow of the barrages in the northern part of the town.
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