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About 70 000 people in Chad have been left homeless due to floods caused by heavy rains threatening the country's food security, a UN agency said. Almost half of the country's regions affected. Over 31 000ha of crops lost and about 145 000 people hit by flooding, according to UN Humanitarian office.
But those figures would climb as some areas are still inaccessible, it added.
"The floods could exacerbate food insecurity for some households in areas where (floods) washed away crops and destroyed livelihoods," OCHA's Chad office said in a statement.
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