Chad: 14 students and their teacher dead from heavy rains in Ouade region

Fourteen students of a seminary and their teacher died in the early hours of Thursday due to torrential rains that hit Ouade province in eastern Chad, according to a statement from the prime minister’s office. “On the night of September 4-5, torrential rains hit Ouade province (…) a lightning struck a school, killing 15 people and injuring many others,” said the source. According to the governor of the province, the rains caused a house where the children lived to collapse, killing 14 students and their teacher. In mid-August, at least 54 people were killed by floods in Tibesti province in northern Chad. The UN warned on Tuesday about the rains and floods in the region, noting that Chad is the most affected country, as more than 246,000 people have suffered the consequences of these extreme phenomena in a few weeks. The UN also called for immediate action […]
Source: News Beast

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