SENEGAL — FLOODS KILL SEVERAL IN DAKAR, WITH MORE RAIN DUE

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ACTIVE · October 6, 2026 · NO. 1006

THE WATER

Weekend rains of up to about 142 mm in a day killed several people, among them a mother and child in Dakar's Parcelles Assainies. More rain is forecast through Wednesday, three weeks before Dakar hosts the Youth Olympic Games. (Handled with care.)

WHO IT TOUCHES

Public safetyThailand's next rain, deadly floods in Senegal, and one person still missing in Catalonia.

EventsDakar floods three weeks before it hosts the Youth Olympic Games.

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