Sorry for the lack of post this week, before the an Amer­i­can hol­i­day is usu­ally busy for us, and we’ve had a sched­ule change to adjust to.

From Reuters Alert Net, Plan UK details the human­i­tar­ian need in Burk­ina Faso due to the recent flooding.

At least five peo­ple have died and thou­sands been left home­less after severe floods in Burk­ina Faso yes­ter­day. Over 10 Inches of rain­fall was reported on the cap­i­tal city of Oua­gadougou, the most in any 12-hour period since 1953.

Plan is coor­di­nat­ing relief efforts with the gov­ern­ment and other agen­cies, and is appeal­ing for urgent fund­ing support.

It is cur­rently esti­mated that about 700,000 are affected by the floods, and in the cap­i­tal city of Oua­gadougou 109,000 peo­ple have lost their homes and belong­ings. These peo­ple are being hosted in 30 sites around the city while many more are unac­counted for.

In rural areas there have been reports of dozens of col­lapsed houses and farms with grow­ing crops flooded. Schools, mosques and churches are being used as tem­po­rary shelters

Ste­fanie Con­rad, who works for Plan in Burk­ina Faso has expe­ri­enced the floods first hand:

“Streets have turned into rivers and where water has started to recede, there is mud and dirt. Some areas of the city have become inac­ces­si­ble as bridges have col­lapsed,” she said.

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