Rain beginning on the evening of 20 October flooded streets and homes in Zouerate, northern Mauritania. Tiris Zemmour governor Idriss Demba Kourera inspected affected neighbourhoods with the regional crisis-management committee on 21 October, according to the Mauritanian Information Agency and reporting based on its account. (fr.madar.mr)
The governor reviewed pumping and drainage operations. Authorities said equipment had been mobilised through cooperation involving elected representatives, the gold-miners’ federation and mining company SNIM. (fr.madar.mr)
The governor described the situation as under control, but that remains an official assessment. The reviewed report provided no quantified damage assessment or verified casualty figure and did not establish that all affected homes had been cleared of water. (fr.madar.mr)
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