Benin Flooding, July 2009
Deployment Details
Flooding in southern Benin has affected, according to early reports, 20,000 or more people in 43 communities. The government has requested international assistance and a UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) teamis being mobilised to the scene. The UN requested a MapAction team to deploy in support, and two emergency mapping volunteers are preparing to fly out from the UK over the weekend of 11/12 July.
Deployment Diary
Quick mobilisation for Benin floods
10 Jul 2009MapAction's UK office received a call for the UN in Geneva on Friday morning, requesting support for the UNDAC assessment mission being mobilised to Benin. By late afternoon MapAction's team was gear
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Benin: Flooding - Hospitals
- Date: 24 July 2009
- Source: MapAction
- Status: Correction
Benin: Flooding - Cotonou and surrounding areas Potential areas for environmental issues following inundation as of 21 July
- Date: 22 July 2009
- Source: MapAction
- Status: New
Benin: Routes of UNDAC Assessment Teams (to 21st July)
- Date: 22 July 2009
- Source: MapAction
- Status: New
Benin: Average Population per Health Clinic (as at 21 July 2009)
- Date: 22 July 2009
- Source: MapAction
- Status: New
Benin: Flooding - Hospitals (as at 20 July 2009)
- Date: 21 July 2009
- Source: MapAction
- Status: New
