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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
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Melissa Chemam with RFI

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Unprecedented floods devastate harvests in northeastern senegal - What They Never Told You

The images broadcast by Senegal's public television RTS on 14 October show waters invading the streets of the commune of Matam. © YouTube / RTS (screengrab)

Wide areas of farmland are submerged in north and eastern regions of the West African country, sweeping away the livelihoods of a population largely dependent on agriculture. Over 56 000 people have been displaced in eastern regions, as the country heads to polls on Sunday for a key parliamentary vote.

The rise of the Senegal River is devastating crops and buildings in a large region of the country.

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