Overall Green Flood alert for Niger in Niger on 28 Aug 2019 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Flood for Niger

in Niger

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	FL 1100179
Death:	42
Displaced:	-
Countries:	Niger
From - To	28 Aug - 28 Aug

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Niger, August to September 2019Heavy rain and overflowing rivers caused flooding in areas of Niger from late August. Some areas of the country had seen flooding through June and July but the situation worsened after heavy rain in the Niger River basin from around 23 August.Wed 28 Aug 2019FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS

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