Thousands of West African families work to make flooded homes livable in torrential rains

FASS MBAO, Senegal — The only piece of furniture that survived the most recent flood in Fatou Dione’s house is her bed. It’s propped up on cinderblocks and hovers just above the water lapping at the walls of her bedroom.

Thousands living in flooded homes in West Africa after torrential rains

FASS MBAO, Senegal — The only piece of furniture that survived the most recent flood in Fat Dione’s house is her bed. It’s propped up on cinderblocks and hovers just above the water lapping at the walls of her bedroom.