‘Exceptional’ rainfall triggers floods in #Senegal

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Senegal’s total rainfall for the rainy season fell in a single day at the weekend, the government said, triggering widespread flooding

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Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country in West Africa. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania in the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast, and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest.

Like other post-colonial African states, the country includes a wide mix of ethnic and linguistic communities, with the largest being the Wolof, Fula, and Serer people, and the Wolof and French languages acting as lingua francas.

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