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BURKINA FASO: Six killed and thousands affected by heavy rains

Heavy rains and violent winds in Burkina Faso have killed six people, wounded 18, and left 4,200 homeless according to the government’s National Council for Emergency Aid (CONASUR). Seven of the country’s 13 regions have been affected by the rains according to Amade Belem, the permanent secretary of CONASUR, and overall 500 houses have been destroyed. The highest homeless toll is in Batié in the southwest where 1,188 people are displaced and are currently sheltering in schools or government...