Ivory Coast plans emergency measures after floods kill 10 people

Heavy rains made roads impassable in Ivory Coast’s economic capital Abidjan on Tuesday.

By Katarina Hoije | Updated on June 19, 2018

Ivory Coast capitol of Abidjan

(Bloomberg) – Ivory Coast authorities are planning an emergency response after at least 10 people died in floods and scores others were evacuated from their homes.

Heavy rains pounding the world’s biggest cocoa producer made roads impassable in Ivory Coast’s economic capital Abidjan on Tuesday, the agency that coordinates national rescue operations said in a statement.

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