Floods in Ivory Coast kill 59 people, government says


ABIDJAN, July ⁠1 (Reuters) - Floods ⁠in Ivory Coast have ‌killed 59 people, government spokesman Amadou Coulibaly ​said after a ⁠cabinet meeting ⁠on Wednesday.

The search is ⁠continuing and ‌authorities fear the ⁠death toll could rise, ​Coulibaly ‌said.

Neighbouring Ghana has also ⁠been ​hit by heavy rains, with ⁠at least 12 people ​killed after large parts of the country ⁠and the capital, Accra, were flooded.

(Reporting by Loucoumane Coulibaly ​and Ayen ⁠Deng Bior; Writing ​by Ayen ‌Deng Bior;Editing by ​Alexander Winning and Kevin Liffey)

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