Accidents Related to the 2014 Rains and Their Socio-Economic Consequences in the City of Abidjan: The Case of the Municipalities of Abobo and Attécoubé (Côte D’Ivoire)

The urban environment is confronted with recurring calamities including floods, landslides and forced escapes of populations during periods rain. In Côte d’Ivoire, the municipalities Abobo Attécoubé suffered enormous material human damage following torrential rains 2014. These urbanized areas are built on large plateaus bordered by thalwegs where 61% these have no drainage network, thus facing a lack sanitation. Moreover, topographical, rainfall, anthropogenic technical conditions factors explaining occurrence natural disasters their consequences in said communes. objective this article to assess socio-economic impact hazards. It focuses identification risk sectors material, economic that result from rain accidents.