How bad is the recent flooding and what impact will it have on our emergency response to the food crisis?
In Niger, according to the most recent UN/govt figures (17 August) 111,881 people have been affected by the recent flooding; and more than 6,000 households have been destroyed. At least six people are reported to have been killed. Heavy rains and floods have also affected some parts of Chad and northern Mali (eg the Civil Protection Service reported that in Sikasso region, 272 hectares of fields and 220 houses were destroyed, with 340 people killed; while in Tombouctou, 934 families are reported to have been killed and 634 houses destroyed). In Niger, Oxfam with its partners is helping to provide hygiene and cleaning kits; install water tanks in schools and community buildings where displaced families have been temporarily rehoused (in the capital Niamey). In Filingué, we distributing relief items to affected people. The floods have washed away some roads and, more generally, are causing logistical problems. Journeys can take twice as long as normal. The floods have wiped out many crop
