Heavy and persistent rainfall since July have claimed the lives of more than 300 people, destroyed more than 95 thousand homes and wiped out more than thousands of hectares of crops and livestock.  The country's precarious socio-economic conditions exacerbate the vulnerability of its population too, particularly those living in refugee camps, peripheral neighbourhoods, flood-prone areas and densely populated urban zones.  Through this emergency appeal, the IFRC and its membership aim to address the urgent needs of 250,000 people in five regions through health, water, sanitation, hygiene, shelter and food-security interventions.