Flooding drives Liberia to mull capital city move

FILE - A general view of Monrovia, Liberia Nov. 21, 2007. Flooding in Liberia has led a group of senators to propose relocating the capital city away from Monrovia.

Severe flooding in Liberia has led a group of senators to propose relocating the capital city away from overcrowded and poorly managed Monrovia, a suggestion met with a mixture of enthusiasm and hesitancy in the West African country.