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CRISIS IMPACT OVERVIEW
• Since May 2024, Niger has been facing its worst flooding since 2020. By 20 August, authorities had reported that over 46,500 households and more than 353,200 individuals had been affected, with 217 deaths and 200 injuries across the country (Sputnik 24/08/2024; CARE 23/08/2024; France 24 23/08/2024 a). The floods have led to fatalities, injuries, and significant damage to infrastructure and agriculture, including the loss of livestock and crops (Sputnik 24/08/2024; OCHA 05/08/2024; CARE 23/08/2024).
• While all eight regions of Niger have been affected by heavy rains, Maradi, Tahoua, and Zinder (in southern Niger) have experienced the greatest devastation in terms of affected people and damaged houses (MoHADM 19/08/2024; CARE 23/08/2024). By 31 July, over 75,700 people in Zinder region alone had been affected, with nearly 6,900 homes destroyed by floods (UNHCR 26/08/2024).
• By 22 August, rising floodwaters from heavy rains had left Niger’s capital, Niamey, almost completely isolated. Major roads leading to the city have been submerged, forcing residents to use canoes for transportation. By 25 August, several localities around Niamey had also been cut off (France 24 23/08/2024 a; Punch 22/08/2024; Focus Guinee 25/08/2024; Arab News 23/08/2024).
• Material damage between 6 May and 16 August 2024 has included the destruction of nearly 3,800 hectares of arable land and the loss of more than 16,700 head of livestock (MoHADM 19/08/2024; CARE 23/08/2024).