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Benin floods aftermath

53 images Created 31 Oct 2010

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  • A woman and her child walk along a road to go fetch water at a spontaneous settlement where they now live after their home was destroyed by floods in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Wednesday October 27, 2010.
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  • A woman and her child sit outside a makeshift shack where they now live after their home was destroyed by floods in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Wednesday October 27, 2010.
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  • A woman stands between tents and basic shelters made of palm leaves where people now live after their homes were destroyed by floods in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Wednesday October 27, 2010.
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  • A boy sits on the ground inside the basic shelter made of palm leaves where he lives after his home was destroyed by floods in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Wednesday October 27, 2010.
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  • A boy sits on the ground while his younger sibling lies on a mat inside the basic shelter made of palm leaves where they live after their home was destroyed by floods in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Wednesday October 27, 2010.
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  • Amelie Adoko, 42, two of a friend's children while sitting in a basic shelter made of palm leaves near the village of Kpoto, Benin on Wednesday October 27, 2010. Most of the village was destroyed by floods that have hit the country over the past few weeks, forcing its 1500 to flee. They now live in a makeshift camp located about 500 meters from the village. Amelie looks after a friend's children while she's gone to the market.
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  • A woman holds her child while cooking outside the tent where they live after their home was destroyed by floods in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Wednesday October 27, 2010.
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  • Children attend class under a thatched roof that was partially destroyed by heavy rains during floods in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Wednesday October 27, 2010.
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  • A woman and her children stand in front of the tent where they now live after their home was destroyed by floods in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010. Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks. Almost all of the village's 1500 people have moved to a location near the local church, located about 500 meters away, where they now live in basic shelters.
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  • A woman and child walk down the alley of a church where they now sleep after their home was destroyed by floods in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010. Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks..
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  • A child sits on the ground in a spontaneous settlement near the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010. About 1500 people have settled here after their village was almost entirely destroyed by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks. Almost all of the village's 1500 people have moved to a location near the local church, located about 500 meters away, where they now live in basic shelters.
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  • Children in a spontaneous settlement near the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010. About 1500 people have settled here after their village was almost entirely destroyed by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks. Almost all of the village's 1500 people have moved to a location near the local church, located about 500 meters away, where they now live in basic shelters.
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  • A boy sits on a bench in a spontaneous settlement near the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010. Almost all of the village's 1500 people have moved to a location near the local church, located about 500 meters away, where they now live in basic shelters.
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  • A young child sleeps in a tent set up in a spontaneous settlement near the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010. Almost all of the village's 1500 people have moved to a location near the local church, located about 500 meters away, where they now live in basic shelters. Some tents were donated by the Benin government, but they aren't waterproof and don't provide adequate shelter with the rainy season still going strong.
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  • A man walks past destroyed houses in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010.  Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks..
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  • A woman walks past destroyed houses in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010.  Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks..
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  • Destroyed homes in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010.  Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks..
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  • A man walks out of a home with badly cracked walls from floodwater damage in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010.  Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks..
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  • A child crouches near destroyed homes  in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010.  Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks.
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  • A child crouches near destroyed homes  in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010.  Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks.
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  • A boy near destroyed homes  in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010.  Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks.
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  • Freddy Edegan, 5, stands next to his destroyed home  in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010.  Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks.
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  • Norbert Edegan, 65, rests on a floormat on the ground next to his destroyed home in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010.  Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks..
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  • Doorway of a severely damaged home in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010.  Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks..
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  • Amelie Adoko, 42, sits next to her destroyed home in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010.  Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks..
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  • A boy pushes his bicycle through destroyed houses in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010.  Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks..
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  • A woman carrying her child looks back as she walks past a destroyed home in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010.  Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks..
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  • A woman holds her child in a spontaneous settlement where they now live after their home was destroyed by floods in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010. Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks. Almost all of the village's 1500 people have moved to a location near the local church, located about 500 meters away, where they now live in basic shelters.
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  • A woman cooks for her family outside the tent where they now live after their home was destroyed by floods in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010. Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks. Almost all of the village's 1500 people have moved to a location near the local church, located about 500 meters away, where they now live in basic shelters.
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  • Tents where villagers have been displaced by floods near the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010. Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks. Almost all of the village's 1500 people have moved to a location near the local church, located about 500 meters away, where they now live in basic shelters.
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  • Women and children wait while a Benin Red Cross volunteer unloads blankets from a trailer during a UNICEF-sponsored distribution session for flood victims in Athieme, Benin  on Monday October 25, 2010. UNICEF donated water treatment tablets, mosquito nets and soap to affected families, while other partner organizations offered blankets, floormats, and buckets.
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  • A Benin Red Cross volunteer gives directions to flood victims during a UNICEF-sponsored distribution session in Athieme, Benin  on Monday October 25, 2010. UNICEF donated water treatment tablets, mosquito nets and soap to affected families, while other partner organizations offered blankets, floormats, and buckets.
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  • Flood victims wait in line during a UNICEF-sponsored distribution session in Athieme, Benin  on Monday October 25, 2010. UNICEF donated water treatment tablets, mosquito nets and soap to affected families, while other partner organizations offered blankets, floormats, and buckets.
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  • Flood victims wait in line during a UNICEF-sponsored distribution session in Athieme, Benin  on Monday October 25, 2010. UNICEF donated water treatment tablets, mosquito nets and soap to affected families, while other partner organizations offered blankets, floormats, and buckets.
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  • A woman carries a bundle containing items she was just given during a UNICEF-sponsored distribution session in Athieme, Benin  on Monday October 25, 2010. UNICEF donated water treatment tablets, mosquito nets and soap to affected families, while other partner organizations offered blankets, floormats, and buckets.
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  • A Benin Red Cross volunteer assembles kits for flood victims during a UNICEF-sponsored distribution session in Athieme, Benin  on Monday October 25, 2010. UNICEF donated water treatment tablets, mosquito nets and soap to affected families, while other partner organizations offered blankets, floormats, and buckets.
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  • Kits for flood victims at a UNICEF-sponsored distribution session in Athieme, Benin  on Monday October 25, 2010. UNICEF donated water treatment tablets, mosquito nets and soap to affected families, while other partner organizations offered blankets, floormats, and buckets.
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  • A Benin Red Cross volunteer assembles kits for flood victims during a UNICEF-sponsored distribution session in Athieme, Benin  on Monday October 25, 2010. UNICEF donated water treatment tablets, mosquito nets and soap to affected families, while other partner organizations offered blankets, floormats, and buckets.
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  • Irene Sossou, 29, walks through his destroyed tomato plot near his home in the village of Agniwedji, Benin  on Monday October 25, 2010.
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  • Flood victims wait during a UNICEF-sponsored distribution session in Athieme, Benin  on Monday October 25, 2010. UNICEF donated water treatment tablets, mosquito nets and soap to affected families, while other partner organizations offered blankets, floormats, and buckets.
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  • A mattress lies on the floor in a house that was badly damaged by floods in the village of Kotacomey, Benin on Monday October 25, 2010.
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  • A sandal floats in floodwater next to a house that was badly damaged by floods in the village of Kotacomey, Benin on Monday October 25, 2010.
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  • Flooded and partially collapsed home in the village of Avedji, Benin on Monday October 25, 2010.
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  • A man stands in floodwater next to a partially collapsed home in the village of Avedji, Benin on Monday October 25, 2010.
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  • A boy walks along the main classroom block at the Avedji primary school in the village of Avedji, Benin on Monday October 25, 2010. Many schools remain closed in Benin following floods that have affected most of the country.
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  • A girl waits to fill a container during a UNICEF-sponsored drinking water distribution to flood victims in Cotonou, Benin on Sunday October 24, 2010. The city's water network has been rendered unusable in flooded parts of the city, and many people rely on such water distributions that are carried out by the fire service..
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  • A boy waits to fill a container during a UNICEF-sponsored drinking water distribution to flood victims in Cotonou, Benin on Sunday October 24, 2010. The city's water network has been rendered unusable in flooded parts of the city, and many people rely on such water distributions that are carried out by the fire service..
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  • A girl waits to fill a container during a UNICEF-sponsored drinking water distribution to flood victims in Cotonou, Benin on Sunday October 24, 2010. The city's water network has been rendered unusable in flooded parts of the city, and many people rely on such water distributions that are carried out by the fire service..
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  • Girls carry away a container they just had filled during a UNICEF-sponsored drinking water distribution to flood victims in Cotonou, Benin on Sunday October 24, 2010. The city's water network has been rendered unusable in flooded parts of the city, and many people rely on such water distributions that are carried out by the fire service.
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  • A woman paddles her pirogue past homes that were flattened by recent floods in the town of Sahouicomey, Benin on Sunday October 24, 2010. The village, which is normally subject to seasonal flooding, has been severely hit by exceptional increases in water levels that have destroyed many houses and killed five people.
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  • The gateway to the flooded yard of the Donoukpa is seen in the town of Sahouicomey, Benin on Sunday October 24, 2010. The village, which is normally subject to seasonal flooding, has been severely hit by exceptional increases in water levels that have destroyed many houses and killed five people.
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  • A boy uses a makeshift raft to move around in the town of Sahouicomey, Benin on Sunday October 24, 2010. The village, which is normally subject to seasonal flooding, has been severely hit by exceptional increases in water levels that have destroyed many houses and killed five people. Children will use such rafts to go to class when the school reopens in about a week.
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  • A teenage girl uses a plastic bin to protect herself from the rain in Porto Novo, Benin on Sunday October 24, 2010.
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