OCHA’s Niger flood update, published through ReliefWeb, reports that as of 1 September 2026 floods had affected 34,372 people in 5,470 households, with 44 deaths and 95 injuries. Maradi, Zinder and Dosso were among the hardest-hit areas. The report recorded 4,412 houses collapsed, 43 classrooms damaged, and losses to livestock and food stocks. The source…
ONGOING · 34,372 PEOPLE AFFECTED · 44 DEATHS · 95 INJURIES (AS OF 1 SEPTEMBER)
Heavy rains and associated hazards affected Niamey, Dosso, Tahoua and Zinder early in Niger's 2026 rainy season. Niger's Directorate General of Civil Protection reported that, as of 13 June 2026, seven people had died and 29 were injured through building collapses and lightning. The same official observation recorded 220 affected households comprising…
ACTIVE RAINY-SEASON RISK · 7 DEAD · 29 INJURED · 1,476 PEOPLE AFFECTED AS OF 13 JUNE
As of 24 September, torrential rainfall and floods affected more than 238,000 people and left 77 people dead, according to the Ministry of Humanitarian Action and Disaster Management. Niger continues to grapple with food insecurity, which affects more than two million people. Since the start of the 2021 rainy season in
Since mid-August, Niger is facing a cholera epidemic due to floods caused by heavy rains recorded in the country. More than 800 cases have been recorded across the West African country including in the capital Niamey. According to the Nigerien Minister of Health, Dr. Idi Illiassou Mainassanara, this situation has promp
Since mid-June, the rainy season has been affecting parts of Niger, resulting in casualties and damage. According to media, up to 64 people have died and 69,515 individuals have been affected. Heavy rainfall caused floods and landslides, destroying or damaging more than 5,100 houses. In Niamey, 6 people died on 10-11 A
Niamey – Niger, one of the Sahel region’s busiest transit countries for migrants, faces multiple emergencies. COVID-19, ongoing security threats and generations of deeply embedded poverty have contributed to a growing humanitarian crisis, with over half a million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and their host communities in need of essential…
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Ongoing violence in parts of north-western Nigeria forced an estimated 23,000 people to seek safety and security in Niger last month (April). This takes the total number of refugees…
Niamey – IOM’s Search and Rescue (SAR) team operating in Niger’s northern Agadez region on 3 September rescued 83 migrants in distress. IOM worked in collaboration with the General Directorate for Civil Protection (DGPC) in Niger, with support from the European Union. The rescue took place in a remote stretch of the searing Sahara Desert, where…