21 dead, 6,000 people affected in Niger floods, rains

Colonel Major Bako Boubacar, Director-General of Civil Protection of Niger, said on state television that eight people had drowned and 13 had died in houses that collapsed during storms. Additionally, 26 people have been injured, and approximately 4,000 cattle have been killed or lost.

Central Niger's Maradi region has been the worst hit since the onset of the rainy season, with a confirmed death toll of 14.