Abengourou Market Fire

The Abengourou market caught fire today and more than 50% of it was completely destroyed. No one is exactly sure how the fire started but many people lost their stock and some their savings as a lot of vendors keep their money at the market secure under lock and key. The fire began this morning during the busiest market time. Fortunately there were only minor injuries but because it was so populated and there was so much panic and mayhem, many people took the opportunity to steal and run off with merchandise, and vendors' money etc. The Karambega family, with the diabetic children, whome many of you pray for, lost their earnings as well as their stock.

People have no insurance, of course, so what was lost, is truly lost. Pray for them as they try to rebuild and start from scratch with economic times already so hard. Pray for the population of Abengourou too because this was the main source of goods in town therefore it will difficult for people to find food, meat, clothing etc without paying very high prices.

See photos here: http://picasaweb.google.com/damonjuli/MarketFire