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1 | Senegal: 18 Dead as Floods Paralyse the Country | Sénégal : Tondradrano Mamono Olona 18 Sy Mangihy Ny Firenena |
2 | [All links forward to French sources unless otherwise stated.] | Ny 26 Aogositra 2012, niteraka tondradrano mahatsiravina ireo oram-be nivatravatra tamin'ny faritra maro tao amin'ny firenena. |
3 | Heavy rains caused catastrophic flooding in many regions of Senegal on August 26, 2012, with 18 dead and 42 injured so far. | Ny fanisàna dia nahitàna maty niisa 18 ary naratra 42. Napetraky ny goveremanta senegaly ny Drafitra Vonjy taitra (Orsec )mba hamonjena ireo tra-boina. |
4 | The Senegal government has launched a rescue plan with French emergency organisation Orsec [en] to assist victims. | Ireo senegaly mpikirakira aterineto dia manoritsoritra ny vokatry ny tondradrano any amin'ny faritra misy azy avy. |
5 | Senegalese internet users have described the consequences of flooding in their regions. | dikasarin'ny fàfana tamin'ny tondradrano tao Dalifort noraketin'i Diopweb |
6 | Many internet users published photos and videos of damage caused by the torrential rains on social networks. | Marobe ireo mpikirakira aterineto no nampakatra saripika sy lahatsary tety anaty tambajotra sosialy momba ny fahavoazana naterak'ireo orambe nivatravatra. |
7 | Blogger Basil Niane published several video reports on YouTube from areas of Dakar affected by the floods. | Ilay bilaogera/mpanao gazety Basil Niane dia nampakatra lahatsary fanadihadiana marobe ao amin'ny YouTube, avy any amin'ireo tanànan'i Dakar niharan'ny tondradrano. |
8 | In the following video he describes the situation in the Grand Yoff district: | Ao anatin'ny lahatsary eto ambany, ny zava-misy ao an-tanànan'i Grand Yoff no soritsoritany : |
9 | Blogger Diopweb did the same for the Dalifort and Mariste districts: | ilay bilaogera Diopweb dia nanao toy izany koa ho an'ny tanànan'i Dalifort & Maristes : |
10 | Meanwhile blogger Anna Gueye made a compilation of striking photos published on twitter and Claude André Coly told of the difficulties facing inhabitants of other regions: | Anna Gueye dia nanao fanambatambarana ireo saripika nanamarika indrindra nivoaka tao amin'ny twitter. Claude André Coly mitantara ireo fahasahiranana sedrain'ny mponina any amin'ny faritra hafa : |
11 | In the city, where sources tell us that almost 140mm of rain fell during Sunday night, there are thousands of victims. | Any amin'ny tanàna izay nahitàna loharanom-baovao mitatitra fa hoe nanakaiky ny 140 mm ny haavon'ny rotsak'orana voaray ny alin'ny Alahady teo, an'arivony ireo tra-boina. |
12 | The districts of Sourah, Keur Niang, Darou Miname, Gare Boundaw, Ndame and Darou Khoudoss have been the worst affected. | Ny tanànan'i Sourah, Keur Niang, Darou Miname, Gare Boundaw, Ndame sy Darou khoudoss no tena voa mafy. |
13 | Not even the grand mosque was spared, with water entering the building and causing damage. Screen capture of flooding in Dalifort filmed by Diopweb | Tsy afa-bela tamin'izany hatramin'ny Maoske Lehibe, tafiditry ny rano hatrany anatin'ilay tranobe, izay niteraka fahavoazana noho izany. |
14 | He added: | Manampy izy : |
15 | A workshop in Khaira has been completely destroyed by a short circuit. | Rava tanteraka ny trano fiasàna iray fanodinana hazo tao khaïra noho ny afo nateraky ny herinaratra. |
16 | An Ocass market hen house containing 800 chickens has also been swept away by the water [..] | Trano fiompiana akoho iray tao an-tsenan'i Ocass izay nisy akoho 800 no lasan'ny rano ihany koa [..] |
17 | Meanwhile in the city of Mbacké, the Pallène, Gawane, Route de Kaël and Escale districts are under water, as is Taif, which received 149. | Tao amin'ny kaominin'i Mbacké ihany koa, ny tanànan'i Pallène, Gawane, Route de kaël sy Escale dia dibo-drano. Hatramin'ny Taïf izay nahazo rotsak'orana 149,6 mm. |
18 | 6mm of rain. Many internet users also revealed the extent of the damage on twitter: | Mpikirskira aterineto marobe ihany koa no namoaka an-tsary tao amin'ny twitter ny fahavoazana : |
19 | Cars floating in the flood waters at #OuestFoire #kebetu http://t.co/riNBDjMH | Fiarakodia mitsinkafona eny ambony rano tao #OuestFoire. #kebetu twitter.com/damndiaye/stat… |
20 | @diopweb: Overflow of one of the lakes in Mariste http://t.co/NaqkSL3D #Inondation26Aout #Dakar #Kebetu #Senegal | - damisto (@damndiaye) August 26, 2012 RT @diopweb: Fihoaran'ny rano tao amin'ny farihin'ireo ‘Maristes' yfrog.com/h3kbqbfij #Inondation26Aout #Dakar #Kebetu #Senegal |
21 | Due to the scale of this disaster, President Sall cut short his visit to South Africa. | - babacar lô (@loxadim) August 26, 2012 Eo am-pahitàna ny fahavoazana, nampiato ny fitsidihany tany Afrika atsimo ny filoha Sall. |
22 | People affected by the flooding demonstrated in Dakar to protest the delay in measures taken by the authorities. | Nanao fihetsiketsehana tao Dakar hanoherana ny fahataran'ireo fepetra noraisin'ny manampahefana ireo mponina tra-boina. |
23 | Tear gas was allegedly used to disperse the demonstrators. | Nampiasaina ny entona mandatsa-dranomaso mba hanaparitahana ireo mpanao fihetsiketsehana. |
24 | Malickou Ndiaye explained the reasons for the people's anger: | Manazava ny tsy hafalian'ny mponina i Malickou Ndiaye : |
25 | Houses destroyed, walls demolished, the Philipe Maguilène Senghor de Yoff Hospital flooded, leading to evacuation of the sick, roads cut off; wading around everywhere. | Trano rava, rindrina mirodana, ny hopitalin'i Philipe Maguilène Senghor de Yoff tondraka, nitarika fanesorana ireo marary, làlana tapaka ; mitsobotsoboka etsy sy eroa. |
26 | On the way to Grand-Yoff from Yoff, through the districts of Parcelles Assainies and Khar Yalla, was not a pretty sight. | Avy ao Yoff mandalo an'i Grand-Yoff, Parcelles voajary, Khar Yalla, tsy mahafinaritra velively izay hitan'ny maso. |
27 | An indescribable situation which has forced people out on the street to display their bitter anger. | Toe-javatra sarotra faritana izay nanosika ny mponina hidina na-dalambe, mba haneho ny hatezerany. |
28 | People burned tyres, because, they said, the authorities have not made the slightest effort to drain the flood water. | Nandoro kodiarana ny mponina, satria, raka ny nolazain-dry zareo, tsy nanao ezaka na kely akory aza ny manampahefana mba handritàna ny rano. |