Moroccan media are reporting that 12 people have been killed and nearly 30,000 affected by floods in Niger.
The information comes from a statement made on Thursday 14 August by the country’s Humanitarian Coordination Unit of the Prime Minister. The statement also said that over 4,000 houses have been damaged in the recent flooding. Over 2,000 hectares of crops have also been damaged. Food and other relief supplies have only reached around half of the flood victims so far.
Heavy rain has affected areas of Niger for the last few days. Currently the worst affected areas are central and western regions, although the heavy rain is now spreading across other parts of the country. Mainé-Soroa in the south east saw 60 mm of rain fall in the last 24 hours.
