Chad seeks assistance to deal with floods as neighboring Cameroon pleads for help with drought

FILE - Homes are submerged in water after a massive flooding in N'djamena, Chad, October 14, 2022. Some 245,000 civilians are currently affected by floods in 13 of Chad's 23 provinces, according to officials.

Officials in Chad are asking for international assistance to save thousands of people from persistent flooding, while officials in neighboring Cameroon are seeking help to cope with the opposite problem – severe drought.