Unusually heavy rains in Senegal expose big gap in $1.4 billion flood plan

Mr Djibril Mbaye a volunteer, walks in neighbours's flooded courtyard, after heavy rains in Yeumbeul district on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal September 15, 2020. REUTERS/Christophe Van Der Perre

DAKAR (Reuters) - More than two weeks after heavy rains hit Senegal, thigh-high stagnant water still fills streets in Dakar's suburbs, as angry residents ask what happened to a $1.4 billion government plan to protect citizens from rising flood risk.

Three months' worth of rain fell on Sept. 5, forcing over 3,200 people to abandon their homes in the poor, low-lying outskirts of the capital and nearby region of Thies.