July 10, 2021
BANJUL, GAMBIA(AFP) – Ten people were killed and over 1,500 people were displaced in a storm that hit The Gambia on Wednesday night, the tiny West African state’s disaster agency said on Thursday.
National Disaster Management Agency Chief Executive Officer Sana Dahaba told
AFP that the government had housed 1,531 people displaced by the severe weather in mosques and other community buildings.
Ten people lost their lives during the storm and several others sustained injuries, he added, without offering further details.
Gambian President Adama Barrow convened an emergency meeting on Thursday to assess the damage.
The extent of the destruction remains unclear. However, the presidency said in a statement that the storm knocked out electricity and water services in parts of the country.
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