Heavy rains kill 14 in Niger, 11 in Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN: At least 14 people, mostly children, have died in Niger and 11 inIvory Coast after heavy rains this week triggered landslides and caused homes to collapse, UN and local officials said Friday, reports AFP.
The UN’s humanitarian affairs office OCHA said 14 people had died when houses collapsed in Niger’s capital Niamey with another four missing.Nine children were reported dead there earlier this week.
In Ivory Coast’s economic capital, Abidjan, the toll from the rains climbed from eight to 11 on Friday, with one person unaccounted for and hundreds affected by landslides and flooding, rescue workers said.
In Niger, this week’s rain destroyed 350 homes, leaving 3,000 people homeless. Last year, 50 people died in flooding in the country.

 

Heavy rains kill 14 in Niger, 11 in Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN: At least 14 people, mostly children, have died in Niger and 11 inIvory Coast after heavy rains this week triggered landslides and caused homes to collapse, UN and local officials said Friday, reports AFP. The UNs humanitarian affairs office OCHA said 14 people had died when houses collapsed in Nigers capital Niamey with another four missing.Nine children were reported dead there earlier this week. In Ivory Coasts economic capital, Abidjan, the toll from the rains climbed from eight to 11 on Friday, with one person unaccounted for and hundreds affected by landslides and flooding, rescue workers said. In Niger, this weeks rain destroyed 350 homes, leaving 3,000 people homeless. Last year, 50 people died in flooding in the country.