Floods in Ivory Coast kill 59 people, government says

ABIDJAN, ‌July 1 (Reuters) - ​Floods ​in Ivory Coast have ‌killed 59 people, ⁠government spokesman Amadou ‌Coulibaly said after ‌a cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

The search ​is continuing and authorities fear ⁠the death toll could rise, ​Coulibaly said.

Neighbouring Ghana has also been ​hit by ‌heavy rains, with at least ⁠12 people killed after large ⁠parts of the country ​and the capital, Accra, were flooded.

(Reporting by Loucoumane ‌Coulibaly and Ayen Deng Bior; ‌Writing by ⁠Ayen ‌Deng Bior;Editing ​by Alexander Winning and Kevin ‌Liffey)

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