THE ATMOSPHERE TODAY · EVENT← TODAY'S COVERTHE WATER
A new nationwide spell of rain and storms runs from Oct 8 to 12, Dakar included, on ground still flooded from the weekend. At least 5 people have died, 3 of them children, and schools stay shut to Oct 12; the weekend brought up to 142 mm in a day. (Handled with care.)
THE RECORD
3 turning points on record since Oct 6.
Oct 8easing → building
Oct 7active → easing · eased sharply
Oct 6appeared, active
WHO IT TOUCHES
Public safetyHurricanes bound for the Gulf Coast and south-west Mexico, and floods in Thailand, Vietnam and Senegal.
EventsDakar takes new rain three weeks before it hosts the Youth Olympic Games.