After nearly a week of raining several districts in the Nigerien capital of Niamey were flooded on Tuesday after the persistent rainfall caused the banks of the Niger river to finally break. Niger has seen flooding in the past, but the breaking of River Niger’s banks has further aggravated the plight of flood-weary Nigeriens.
Unlike previous floods, this one hit the city of Niamey directly submerging vehicles caught in traffic. Rice fields, homes, automobiles, and other properties were destroyed as the unexpected rainfall gave residents little warning to protect them. death toll was 19 and over 5,130 homes were destroyed.
The government ordered residents in the affected areas to evacuate and many of them were seen carrying their belongings and wading through knee-high floodwaters.
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