500 killed in Chad floods since July

YAOUNDE, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) — At least 503 people have been killed by flooding in Chad since July, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Chad said on Saturday.
Around 1.7 million people have been affected by floods and thousands of homes destroyed, OCHA said in its latest report on the disaster.
Humanitarian assistance was urgently needed and authorities warned that continuous torrential rains and surging river levels would lead to more floods. ■