Niger is on alert as flood water continue to rise.
The level of the Niger River has continued to rise from 506 cm on 22 November to 530 cm today and is expected to reach 580 cm within 10 days.
This will cause the flooding of 400 hectares, according to the government, including 40 hecatres in the capital Niamey. "We will be inundated" as of December 5, Niamey governor Aichatou Kane Boulama told a press briefing.
