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Niger: Floods Leave Tens of Thousands Homeless As Rebuilding Lags
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 19 September 2017
"I used to have two houses, both of which collapsed with the rain" Read more »
Niger Floods Leaves Tens of Thousands Homeless
Widespread flooding has killed at least 56 people since the rainy season began in June, and left over 185,000 homeless, according to the interior ministry.
In one of the world's poorest countries, where most houses are made of earth or mud, flooding has destroyed thousands of homes.
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Niger: Hundreds of Homes Destroyed in Flooding
allAfrica, 31 August 2017
After last week's catastrophes in Maradi and Zinder, which left seven people dead and more than a thousand affected, torrential rains in the capital Niamey on Saturday destroyed… Read more »
