The disaster adds to growing weather-related deaths across West Africa
July 02, 2026
Floods in Ivory Coast have killed 59 people, government spokesman Amadou Coulibaly said after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
The search is continuing and authorities fear the death toll could rise, Coulibaly said.
Neighbouring Ghana has also been hit by heavy rains, with at least 12 people killed after large parts of the country and the capital, Accra, were flooded.
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Floods in Ivory Coast have killed at least 59 people this year, according to a government spokesperson on Wednesday
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Floods have killed at least 59 people so far this year in Ivory Coast
