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Heavy Rains Kill Senegalese Residents, Dakar Buildings Collapse
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- The Senegalese government reported several deaths after heavy rains flooded roads and collapsed buildings.
- A mother and her child died when their home flooded in Dakar's Parcelles Assainies district.
- Interior Ministry said deaths and injuries occurred in Dakar and the northeastern town of Matam.
- A building collapsed in the southern town of Kaolack, officials confirmed.
- Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo warned rain would continue Monday-Wednesday, possibly delaying school start.