Heavy rain claims 20 in Togo
13/09/2007 15:15  - (SA)  

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Lome - Heavy rain has left 20 people dead and 58 injured in northern Togo, says the government.

Non-stop rain for several days also washed away or damaged 22 000 huts, more than 100 bridges and 46 schools and colleges, along with 1 500 hectares of food crops, and made 34 000 people homeless.

The government already declared three days of national mourning on first reports of the disaster in the Kpendjal region, some 650km north of Lome.

 

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