Rising flood waters cause further chaos in Cameroon

The market town of Kousseri in the Far North Province of Cameroon, close to the border with Chad, has been struggling with major floods for a week.

Two regional rivers have their confluence here, the Logone and Chari, and both are seeing exceptionally high-water levels that are predicted to rise further.Heavy rains caused enormous damage in August, and again the situation has become serious due to the rising flood waters.

The Logone and Chari rivers separate Cameroon from neighbouring Chad which declared a state of emergency this week to help tackle the crisis.