(News Today) - Heavy rains in Niger have displaced nearly 200,000 in recent weeks, the United Nations says, calling on donors and aid agencies to send shelter material, blankets and other supplies.
The flooding has displaced at least 198,740 people, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
"Response in rural areas has been slow thus far," the head of OCHA in Niger, Modibo Traore, told the agency's news arm.
Families left homeless in the remote Diffa region in southeast Niger and Agadez in the north have not received assistance yet. About 80,000 animals have died in Agadez flooding.
"We must find a way to quickly burn or bury their bodies to ensure water sources are not contaminated," Traore said.
The flooding has only compounded the food security crisis in the west African nations, where nearly 15.2 million suffered from hunger after failing harvests, the OCHA said, citing the government.
"The rainy season is still continuing, so victim numbers may rise even further," Traore said.
Source : CNN
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Niger flooding displaces nearly 200,000, UN says
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