Search
  1. Home
  2. West Africa
  3. Gambia

Flood damage assessed by UN/ NGO team

    ABIDJAN
    Prolonged and heavy rainfall between June and August caused heavy flooding in The Gambia, affecting 27,000 people and damaging roads and bridges in the country's Central River and Upper River divisions. These were the findings of a three-day interagency assessment mission to the affected areas at the end of August, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported. The UN, in coordination with national and local authorities, will assist the victims in these administrative divisions. WFP has distributed 27 mt of cereals and 17.5 mt of oil. UNICEF is providing drugs, health education, water chlorination and sanitation. WHO is giving 860 kg of drugs and UNDP is providing logistical support for the delivery of aid. The extent of crop damage will be assessed jointly by FAO and WFP in October.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

    Share this article

    Our ability to deliver compelling, field-based reporting on humanitarian crises rests on a few key principles: deep expertise, an unwavering commitment to amplifying affected voices, and a belief in the power of independent journalism to drive real change.

    We need your help to sustain and expand our work. Your donation will support our unique approach to journalism, helping fund everything from field-based investigations to the innovative storytelling that ensures marginalised voices are heard.

    Please consider joining our membership programme. Together, we can continue to make a meaningful impact on how the world responds to crises.

    Become a member of The New Humanitarian

    Support our journalism and become more involved in our community. Help us deliver informative, accessible, independent journalism that you can trust and provides accountability to the millions of people affected by crises worldwide.

    Join