Rain Time
on September 26, 2006
Category: Environment
Flash floods in this year’s West African rainy season has left some 26,000 people homeless from Burkina Faso to Niger to North Western Nigeria. These Satellite maps show the level of destruction of the rains.
The report is in German and translated using Google Language Tools - The original Der Spiegal report is here.. The images which are amazing come from the NASA satellitle at MODIS. Thanks to Kikuyumoja’s realm.
Under the Acacias provides a detailed explanation of the floods and their impact on northern Burkina Faso.
Tags: Africa Floods Burkina Faso + Niger + Nigeria Environment
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