2024 West African floods
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.png) Nations of West and Central Africa | |
| Location | Niger, Ghana, Nigeria, Chad, Mali, Cameroon, Guinea |
|---|---|
| Deaths | 1,500+ |
| Non-fatal injuries | 26+ |
| Property damage | >US$ 2 million, 4,000 cattle dead, 200+ houses damaged or destroyed |
| Displaced | 1,000,000+ |
In 2024, heavy rainfall impacted several countries across West and Central Africa, including Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Mali, Guinea, Cameroon and Ghana. At least 1,500 were killed and more than a million were displaced. [1] The rainy season in West Africa lasts from June to September, with June alone producing prolonged deadly and damaging floods.[2]
Up to 21 June 2024, 21 citizens in Niger died as a result of heavy rains causing extensive flooding primarily in the Maradi region and Niamey suburbs. Over 6,000 others were affected by the flooding. Niger's director-general of civil protection Colonel Boubacar Bak reported on national television that 13 of the deceased were victims of their houses collapsing, while eight more were victims of drowning.[2] The Maradi region in central Niger accounted for 14 of the 21 deaths. 26 people were injured and roughly 4,000 cattle were killed or lost.[3]