Togo |
Disaster Assistance at a Glance
Recent Disaster Declarations:
Floods
OFDA Response:
Emergency Relief Supplies
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Most Recent Disaster Declaration:
Togo Floods, 08/04/2008
Beginning in mid-July, heavy rains led to flooding in central and southeastern Togo, including the cities of Lomé, Atakpame, and Vogan. As of August 4, the U.N. Development Program estimated that the flooding had killed 6 people, affected between 30,000 and 40,000 others, and displaced approximately 4,000 families. The Government of Togo evacuated flood-affected families to be sheltered in school buildings and camps set up by the Togolese military. On July 27, flood waters on the Haho River destroyed infrastructure, including a strategic bridge on the main north/south road linking Lomé to the rest of Togo and the Sahel countries. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that the floods also damaged crops and rendered at least nine bridges unusable, disrupting trade links with neighboring countries and potentially exacerbating the ongoing food crisis in West Africa.
On August 4, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Charles H. Twining declared a disaster due to the effects of the flooding. In response, USAID/OFDA provided $50,000 through the U.S. Embassy in Lomé to the Togolese Red Cross for the provision of emergency relief supplies to the flood-affected population.
Additional Disaster Declarations:
Togo Floods, 09/29/2007
Heavy rainfall in August and September caused flooding in Togo’s northern region of Savannah. Initial Government of Togo assessments indicate that the flooding has killed 23 people, displaced nearly 11,500, and affected an estimated 120,000 others. The floods also damaged bridges, dams, schools, health centers, crops, and grain stored from last year’s harvest. According to the U.S. Embassy in Lomé, the late start of the 2007 rainy season and subsequent floods exacerbated already high levels of acute malnutrition in the Savannah Region.
On September 29, 2007, U.S. Ambassador David B. Dunn declared a disaster due to the effects of the flooding in Togo. In response, OFDA provided $50,000 through the U.S. Embassy in Lomé to the U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for the purchase and distribution of water, sanitation, and hygiene supplies and plastic sheeting.
For information on additional USAID disaster responses in Togo, please see OFDA Annual Reports.
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