Senegal delays school start due to floods
Senegal has postponed the start of the school year due to heavy rains and floods that have caused several deaths in recent days. Continuous rainfall from Friday to Monday led to flooding in multiple areas, paralyzing movement in parts of the capital, Dakar, as waters inundated neighborhoods and main roads were flooded. President Pape Sidy Diouf Faye declared that the storms resulted in loss of life, though the exact number has not been specified. The Ministry of Education has decided to delay the start of the academic year to ensure students' safety and to carry out cleaning and sanitization operations. The school year will now begin next Monday instead of Wednesday.
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