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Several neighborhoods in Niamey, the capital of Niger, have been engulfed by water since June 2020. The heavy rains that have been falling since June 2020 on Niger, a poor and very dry Sahelian state, have caused 45 deaths. It has been recorded throughout the country 25,834 affected households totaling 226,563 people as of August 24, 2020, said the Nigerien Minister of Humanitarian Action and Disaster Management in a statement.
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- 24-08-2020