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Editorial News of Sunday, 16 September 2007

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Floods: International Press Review

BBC

The severe flooding in several West African countries has seen Ghana hit hardest. ... more

Arab News

The devastating flooding that has hit 16 African countries as a result of a swathe of unprecedented rainstorms extending from Ghana in west Africa through to ... more

CNN

Torrential downpours and flash floods across Africa have submerged whole towns and washed away bridges, farms and schools. This summer's rains have killed at least 150 people, displaced hundreds of thousands and prompted the U.N. to warn Saturday of a rising risk of disease outbreaks.... more

Iranian Press

Severe flooding across Africa has wrecked thousands of homes, killed 150, and left many people vulnerable to water-borne diseases ... more

ABC(Australia)

Prolonged and heavy rain has brought misery to the lives of people across Africa, destroying their homes and submerging much of the continent's most productive farmland ... more

Earth Times

Thousands of people in Togo and northern Ghana could face starvation or disease following devastating floods that have killed at least 40 people.... more

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Government figures indicate that in northern Ghana flooding has affected more people than in all other West African countries combined, yet the disaster has received little international attention compared to floods elsewhere in the region.... more

BBC

Severe flooding across Africa has wrecked hundreds of thousands of homes and left many people vulnerable to water-borne diseases, officials say... more

Voice of America

In West and Central Africa, where heavy flooding has left hundreds of thousands of people homeless and scores dead, meteorologists are forecasting more rain in the coming days.... more

New Zealand Radio

A large sweep of West Africa and parts of Central Africa have been hit by flooding from torrential rains that have devastated farmland and led to heavy loss of life. more

AFP

Several of Africa's poorest countries are in dire need of assistance due to severe floods that have killed more than 200 people and affected a million in recent weeks, officials warned Friday... more