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Flood claims 15 lives in Mali: Official

A statement said the flooding claimed a “provisional toll” of 15 dead and two injured.

AFP | Bamako | May 17, 2019 5:02 pm

Heavy floods claimed 15 lives Thursday in the Malian capital Bamako along with serious property damage, authorities said.

A statement said the flooding claimed a “provisional toll” of 15 dead and two injured.

“Teams are in place to rescue the distressed people,” the government said, calling on residents to be “prudent” in the face of the disaster.

Flooding is common in Mali, located in the semi-desert Sahel region.

Thirty-one people were killed and 10 others injured when a bus fell off a bridge in Mali.

The fast-receding floodwaters is exposing a large marshy areas, the administration is on the alert towards outbreak of waterborne diseases.

Floods in Vietnam's northern and central regions from September 26 to September 28 killed nine people, left one person missing and injured 10 others