ABUJA, Nigeria (The Informant247) – No fewer than 75,000 children have been severely affected by deadly floods in Niger and Nigeria in recent weeks, Save the Children International (SCI) said on Thursday.
The flooding wreaked havoc in Niger’s Maradi, Zinder, Tillaberi and Tahoua regions, as well as in Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa states in Nigeria with over 100,000 people affected in Niger alone.
“Children need a stable environment, and we need to ensure that children can return to school in the coming days. It is important that classrooms are available and safe for children and that families can return safely to their homes,” Famari Barro, Save the Children’s Country Director in Nigeria said.
He added that it is important for assistance to be provided for affected people, particularly children, who are always most vulnerable at times of crisis.