Madar (N'Djamena) - N'Djamena's city hall has denied any unusual increase in burials at the main cemeteries of the Chadian capital, saying the figures are comparable to last year's despite concern over the dengue epidemic, Tchadinfos reported on Monday, 26 October 2026.
In an interview with the site, Youssouf Saleh Abdoulaye, the commune's director of sanitation, environment and health, said the Lamadji cemetery records about 50 burials a day, against 15 to 20 at Toukra, an estimated total of 65 to 70 a day at the two cemeteries.
The municipal official rejected figures of 100 to 150 deaths a day circulating on social media, calling them "false information", and said current statistics do not differ significantly from the same period last year. He did acknowledge a rise in burials during the April-June heat.
On the dengue epidemic, he stressed that not all deaths can be attributed to the disease, citing malaria and other illnesses. He added that the capital's cemeteries also receive people who died in N'Djamena health facilities but come from other provinces.
