More than 150 dead in Niger rainy season floods

Niamey (AFP) Sept 19, 2022

Severe floods in Niger after months of heavy downpours have killed 159 people, authorities said Monday, marking one of the deadliest rainy seasons in history for a normally arid state. The landlocked Sahel state's annual rainy season typically runs between June and August or September. But in recent years, rainfall has become more intensive, accelerating the risk of deadly flooding in sh