Overall Green alert Flood
in Niger

Event summary

Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 4175
Death: 12
Displaced: 10000
Countries: Niger
From - To 13 Aug - 19 Aug

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Latest media headlines

12 Deaths and 27,000 Displaced Nigerians Because of Floods 8/17/2014 4:03:00 AM.

Heavy rains and flooding in Niger have killed 12 people and left thousands without homes. Rivers in Niamey and the extended regions have risen and destroyed thousands of houses. In the region, land degradation and cultivation of marginal la
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12 Deaths and 27,000 Displaced Nigeriens Because of Floods 8/16/2014 7:24:00 PM.

Heavy rains and flooding in Niger have killed 12 people and left thousands without homes. Rivers in Niamey and the extended regions have risen and destroyed thousands of houses. In the region, land degradation and cultivation of marginal la
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Innondations au Niger : 12 morts 8/13/2014 11:05:00 AM.

Douze personnes ont péri dans des inondations au Niger, survenus en juin dernier. Ces fortes intempéries ont fait près de 27 000 sinistrés, selon les autorités nigériennes. Le Niger est classé parmi les pays les pauvres du monde.

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
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Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (37), NASA (4), INFORM (1), (1),