More than 15,000 people urgently need relief aid in south-east Niger after the Komadougou River - which most of the year was practically dried out - burst its banks and flooded their communities, the United Nations humanitarian wing said today.
"The seasonal flooding began a month ago and caught locals and authorities largely unprepared, as water in the river rose to an unprecedented level in mid-November," said Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
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