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'''Flooding in Niger''' in the [[summer]] and early [[autumn]] of 2016 killed at least 38 people and left more than 92,000 people [[Forced migration|displaced]], according to estimates by the [[United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs]] (UNOCHA).<ref name="newind">{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/38-dead-over-92000-left-homeless-by-Niger-floods/2016/09/08/article3616205.ece |title=38 dead, over 92,000 left homeless by Niger floods |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=2016-09-08 |accessdate=2016-12-16}}</ref><ref name="presstv">{{cite web|url=http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/09/08/483720/Niger-heavy-floods-OCHA |title=PressTV-Niger floods kill 38, displace thousands |publisher=Presstv.ir |date=2016-09-08 |accessdate=2016-12-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/38-dead-92-000-left-homeless-niger-floods-214808346.html?ref=gs |title=38 dead, 92,000 left homeless by Niger floods |publisher=Yahoo.com |date=2016-09-07 |accessdate=2016-12-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://newspapers.nigeriannation.com/38-killed-92000-homeless-as-flood-ravages-niger/ |title=Nigerian Newspapers Headlines Today | NaijaMotherland.com |publisher=Newspapers.nigeriannation.com |date=2016-12-03 |accessdate=2016-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918025033/http://newspapers.nigeriannation.com/38-killed-92000-homeless-as-flood-ravages-niger/ |archive-date=2016-09-18 |dead-url=yes |df= }}</ref> Initial estimates by the country's government in June put the death toll at 14.<ref name="presstv"/> Authorities are also struggling with 300,000 refugees and internally displaced people who have fled the [[Boko Haram]] insurgency in Niger’s southeast and in neighbouring Nigeria. More than 26,000 livestock have been lost and more than 9,000 homes destroyed, the UN said, citing government figures. The [[flooding]] was caused by heavy summer [[ |
'''Flooding in Niger''' in the [[summer]] and early [[autumn]] of 2016 killed at least 38 people and left more than 92,000 people [[Forced migration|displaced]], according to estimates by the [[United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs]] (UNOCHA).<ref name="newind">{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/38-dead-over-92000-left-homeless-by-Niger-floods/2016/09/08/article3616205.ece |title=38 dead, over 92,000 left homeless by Niger floods |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=2016-09-08 |accessdate=2016-12-16}}</ref><ref name="presstv">{{cite web|url=http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/09/08/483720/Niger-heavy-floods-OCHA |title=PressTV-Niger floods kill 38, displace thousands |publisher=Presstv.ir |date=2016-09-08 |accessdate=2016-12-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/38-dead-92-000-left-homeless-niger-floods-214808346.html?ref=gs |title=38 dead, 92,000 left homeless by Niger floods |publisher=Yahoo.com |date=2016-09-07 |accessdate=2016-12-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://newspapers.nigeriannation.com/38-killed-92000-homeless-as-flood-ravages-niger/ |title=Nigerian Newspapers Headlines Today | NaijaMotherland.com |publisher=Newspapers.nigeriannation.com |date=2016-12-03 |accessdate=2016-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918025033/http://newspapers.nigeriannation.com/38-killed-92000-homeless-as-flood-ravages-niger/ |archive-date=2016-09-18 |dead-url=yes |df= }}</ref> Initial estimates by the country's government in June put the death toll at 14.<ref name="presstv"/> Authorities are also struggling with 300,000 refugees and internally displaced people who have fled the [[Boko Haram]] insurgency in Niger’s southeast and in neighbouring Nigeria. More than 26,000 livestock have been lost and more than 9,000 homes destroyed, the UN said, citing government figures. The [[flooding]] was caused by heavy summer [[rain]]s beginning sometime in June and lasting until at least August.<ref name="newind"/><ref name="presstv"/> UNOCHA also stated that [[Niger]] was not the only [[country]] affected by flooding caused by [[El Niño]] weather patterns, supported in part by [[humanitarian aid]] from numerous international donors.<ref name="UNOCHA 1">{{Cite press release |title=Record International Humanitarian Appeal Requires $22.2 Billion for 2017 [EN/AR] |date=December 6, 2016 |publisher=[[United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs|[[UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs]]]] via [[ReliefWeb]] |url=http://reliefweb.int/report/world/record-international-humanitarian-appeal-requires-222-billion-2017-enar |access-date=December 26, 2016}}</ref> The downpours in 2016 marked the worst flooding that Niger had seen in over 100 years. Some of the heaviest rainfall came between the 25th of July to the 1st of August 2016, a rise of 1.90 m was recorded in the Sirba station in Garbé Kourou. There was also a two week span from the 16th of July to the 30th, a rise of 2.90 metres was recorded at the Gorouol station in Alcongui.<ref>http://floodlist.com/africa/west-africa-floods-nigeria-mali-burkina-faso-august-2016</ref>[[List of floods]] |
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| Date | June–September 2016 |
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| Location | Niger |
| Deaths | 38 |
Flooding in Niger in the summer and early autumn of 2016 killed at least 38 people and left more than 92,000 people displaced, according to estimates by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA).[1][2][3][4] Initial estimates by the country's government in June put the death toll at 14.[2] Authorities are also struggling with 300,000 refugees and internally displaced people who have fled the Boko Haram insurgency in Niger’s southeast and in neighbouring Nigeria. More than 26,000 livestock have been lost and more than 9,000 homes destroyed, the UN said, citing government figures. The flooding was caused by heavy summer rains beginning sometime in June and lasting until at least August.[1][2] UNOCHA also stated that Niger was not the only country affected by flooding caused by El Niño weather patterns, supported in part by humanitarian aid from numerous international donors.[5] The downpours in 2016 marked the worst flooding that Niger had seen in over 100 years. Some of the heaviest rainfall came between the 25th of July to the 1st of August 2016, a rise of 1.90 m was recorded in the Sirba station in Garbé Kourou. There was also a two week span from the 16th of July to the 30th, a rise of 2.90 metres was recorded at the Gorouol station in Alcongui.[6]List of floods
References
- ^ a b "38 dead, over 92,000 left homeless by Niger floods". The New Indian Express. 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
- ^ a b c "PressTV-Niger floods kill 38, displace thousands". Presstv.ir. 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
- ^ "38 dead, 92,000 left homeless by Niger floods". Yahoo.com. 2016-09-07. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
- ^ "Nigerian Newspapers Headlines Today | NaijaMotherland.com". Newspapers.nigeriannation.com. 2016-12-03. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Record International Humanitarian Appeal Requires $22.2 Billion for 2017 [EN/AR]" (Press release). [[United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs|UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs]] via ReliefWeb. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- ^ http://floodlist.com/africa/west-africa-floods-nigeria-mali-burkina-faso-august-2016
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