Guinea’s military junta rejects proposal to send foreign troops to prevent further violence
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Guinea: W.African bloc calls for preventive troops Thousands of West African families work to make flooded homes livable in torrential rainsFASS 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 rainsFASS 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. UN launches emergency operations in Burkina Faso, Niger and MauritaniaOUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — The World Food Program has launched emergency operations in Burkina Faso, Niger and Mauritania, distributing food rations to the victims of flooding across West Africa, the U.N. relief agency said Tuesday. Severe flooding uproots 110,000 in Burkina Faso, at least 5 killed in nation’s capitalOUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Officials say that torrential rains have killed at least five people in Burkina Faso’s capital and forced nearly 110,000 from their homes. |