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During the Month of Ramadan, 2009, the West African nation of Gambia experienced some of the heaviest rainfall in two years. Flash floods roared through villages and towns when rivers overflowed in Basse, Janjanbureh and Mansakonko.
Zakat Foundation extended its Ramadan food program to victims of the Gambia floods, providing hot Iftar-dinners, food packages and clean water to hundreds of families.
The borders of this small African nation follow the meandering Gambia River and its tributaries. Many farms have been destroyed and livestock carried away by floodwaters in the most affected areas inland. The floodwaters have also contaminated clean water sup- plies, increasing the need for development projects. Zakat Foundation will continue its work in Gambia during the 2009 Udhiya Season and will assess further sustainable development projects to help the people of Gambia to lift themselves out of the hard- ships caused by the recent floods.
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