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June 12, 2005

Sad News

The recent rain has also caused much suffering. Houses leaked, roads collapsed, and a lot of sheep and goats were swept away in flash floods and drowned. I travelled up here on the day of the rain with a Fulani man who was very pleased that it was raining so hard - I saw him the following market day and he told me that 25 of his goats had been taken by the flood. Another man lost 100. Saddest of all, Boureima Petachuudi's nephew was struck by lightening and killed instantly, leaving behind a wife and six young children. Alla hoynu.

Posted by sahelsteve at June 12, 2005 12:40 PM