Niger floods kill 10 people, leave thousands homeless
Ten people have been killed and thousands of others left homeless as rains unleashed floods in vast areas of Niger, the UN says.
On Friday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the desert areas of Tahoua in the west and Agadez in the north are the worst affected regions.
Flooding in Tahoua killed seven people and left over 5,320 people homeless, while three people died and nearly 18,450 were made homeless in Agadez.
Nigerien authorities said the flooding left more than 19,530 cows, goats, sheep and camels dead and destroyed a vast swath of land in the two areas.
Both local authorities and the UN have been delivering food aid for the displaced.
The UN had warned last month that Niger floods could affect 100,000 people by the end of the year.
In 2015, flooding killed scores of people and made 103,000 others homeless in the country.
The rains in Niger will probably not ease the pressure on the food supply due the fact that flooding, caused by climate change, damages crops.
UK's Rwanda deportation plan morally disgraceful
UK's Sunak vows to start migrant flights to Rwanda
US to pull out troops from Niger after France: Report
VIDEO | Iran marks defeat of US military operation in Tabas Desert
VIDEO | Press TV's news headlines
US troopers crack down on pro-Palestinian protests at University of Texas
VIDEO | German warship departs Red Sea as EU 'naval mission' fails
VIDEO | Palestinians inspect rubble of destroyed building in Rafah
Yemeni forces strike US, Israeli vessels in fresh pro-Palestinian operations
‘Say no to Biden’: US college being pressed not to endorse genocide
VIDEO | UN: Alarming food insecurity crisis grips Afghanistan
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website
