![]() ![]() Now, the people say, the country can be an oasis of shade and water. And this year's harvest was only one third the normal size. The drought is estimated to have killed sixty to eighty per cent of the country's livestock. The immediate effect of the rain is to make it more difficult to get food to people on the verge of starvation. And for the people, the day the rain came, was a day of great joy. The rain came at 5 am on Monday - and two inches fell in 48 hours.ĭried up rivers turned into torrents roads became impassable and land was under water. Suddenly people who had scarcely seen rain for years were suffering from floods. SYNOPSIS: In the West African state of Upper Volta the five year drought has ended in a cloudburst. ![]() Relief supplies of food and long term aid are still vital. Sixty to eighty per cent of the livestock are estimated to have died and this year's harvest was only one third of its usual size. In a few days, the people were saying, they would start work on what they always though their country should be - "an oasis of shade and water."īut it will take many years for the country to recover from the drought. The Republic of Upper Volta was a landlocked West African country established on 11 December 1958 as a self-governing colony. The damage from the floods was slight, and the rain will eventually mean the people have a future, once the waters subside and the planting of crops can begin again. River were in flood, roads impassable and villages and fields covered in flood waters.īut the joy of the Upper Volta people was unbounded. In the year 1960, it was tagged the year of Africa as 17 countries gained independence from January to December of that year. See The Countries That Share The Same Year Of Independence With Nigeria. It rained continuously for 48 hours and a people who have scarcely seen rain for years had more than 2 inches (67mm). The late president was born on December 21, 1949, Yako, Upper Volta, now Burkina Faso, and died October. ![]() All rights reservedīackground: After five years of drought, the worst for 60 years, the West African state of Upper Volta has now been hit by floods.Īt 5 am on Monday (July 30) the rains came. SV Village woman with basket on head stands in water up to knees WikiMatrix The country owes its former name of Upper Volta to three rivers which cross it: the Black Volta (or Mouhoun), the White Volta (Nakambé) and the Red Volta (Nazinon). GV Villagers watching and carrying bicycles through flood waters (3 shots) West African States new sig/date (2016) 10,000-franc note (B124Cp) confirmed. Thng Volta (ting Pháp: Haute-Volta) là tên c ca quc gia Châu Phi Burkina Faso hin nay. GV & Pan People look at river in flood (2 shots) ![]()
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