One boy was swept away by rushingwaters in a culvert, but he miraculously escaped with just a dislocated elbow, and no other major injuries were reported.
The inundation in the Far North Region has affected more than 26, 000, officials said Thursday, and in neighboring Nigeria at least 15 deaths are blamed on watersrushing into the country from Cameroon's compromised Lagdo Dam on the Benoue River.