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"Immediate assistance is crucial for the recovery effort," UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes said in a statement received by AFP.
Around 130,000 of those left homeless by the flooding -- the vast majority in the capital -- have been re-housed mainly in churches, schools and colleges.
The flood was triggered by some 30 centimetres (one foot) of rain falling in the space of 10 hours, the heaviest rainfall in the west African country since 1919.
Heavy rainfall around west Africa since June has killed around 160 people, destroyed infrastructure and affected 600,000 people in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Niger, Senegal and Sierra Leone.
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Around 130,000 of those left homeless by the flooding -- the vast majority in the capital -- have been re-housed mainly in churches, schools and colleges.
The flood was triggered by some 30 centimetres (one foot) of rain falling in the space of 10 hours, the heaviest rainfall in the west African country since 1919.
Heavy rainfall around west Africa since June has killed around 160 people, destroyed infrastructure and affected 600,000 people in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Niger, Senegal and Sierra Leone.
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