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Flooding in Niger kills 45, displaces more than 226,000

by Associated Press
| August 28, 2020 9:03 AM

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Flooding from heavy rains in Niger has killed at least 45 people this week and forced more than 226,000 from their homes, officials in the West African nation said Friday.

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