Senegal capital wades through floodwater after heavy rain

Residents make their way through a flooded street after heavy rains in Yoff, district of Dakar, Senegal July 20, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

DAKAR (Reuters) - Torrential rain fell across Senegal on Wednesday, causing floods in the capital Dakar and bringing down a section of one of the main highways into the city.

Cars, scooters and pedestrians inched through torrents of brown knee-deep water as unusually strong downpours battered the semi-arid city, where sandy roads and flat-roofed houses are poorly equipped for the July to October rainy season.