NAIROBI, 26 October 2012 (IRIN) - The number of flood-affected people in Chad has risen to 700,000, up from 445,000 in September, according to humanitarian agencies, which also report the loss or damage of 255,720 hectares of cropland, 94,211 houses and 1,015 schools. Some 70,000 people have been displaced by the flooding, one of several challenges to the country's humanitarian situation. |
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Oct 29, 2012
CHAD: Floods, locusts add to humanitarian challenges
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