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As of December 13, 193 people have died and upwards of 860,000 in 16 West African countries have been affected, with over 600,000 made homeless: losing their belongings, crops, livestock, pets, bicycles, vehicles and livelihood. Entire neighborhoods and villages were devastated by the deluge of September 1, 2009. For millions of West Africans it is the biggest flood in over a century.