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Niger: Floods - Sep 2026
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As of 1 September, floods have affected 34,372 people (5,470 households), causing 44 deaths and 95 injuries. Maradi, Zinder and Dosso are the worst affected, with 4,412 houses collapsed, 43 classrooms damaged, livestock losses and destroyed food stocks. Priorities include household assistance, emergency shelter, protection of displaced people and restoration of essential services. The National Meteorological Directorate forecasts relatively stable conditions, with low likelihood of extreme weather and limited additional flood risk. At the same time last year, floods had affected 92,133 people and caused 50 deaths. ([OCHA, 8 Sep 2026](https://reliefweb.int/node/4228914))
As of 14 September 2026, floods across Niger had affected 57,356 people in 8,214 households, killed 65 people and injured 118. Maradi, Zinder and Dosso were the worst-affected regions. The floods had caused 7,512 houses to collapse, damaged 253 classrooms and resulted in significant losses of livestock and food stocks. ([OCHA, 22 Sep 2026](https://reliefweb.int/node/4230946))
As of 30 September 2026, flooding across Niger had affected approximately 74,300 people and damaged or destroyed around 9,700 houses. This represented an increase from the 57,356 affected people reported on 14 September. OCHA noted that the regional flood-impact figures remained preliminary and subject to revision. ([OCHA, 8 Oct 2026](https://reliefweb.int/node/4233219))
Measurements
| Coordinates | 17.4300, 9.4000 |
|---|---|
| Region | Niger |
| Reliefweb Status | ongoing |
| Reliefweb Type | Flood |
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Disaster reports from ReliefWeb, a service of UN OCHA
This is situation reporting from a humanitarian organisation, not a warning issued to the public.
Not rated by source. ReliefWeb (UN OCHA) does not publish a severity for this; the level shown is our own classification.
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Source updated 13 minutes ago (Oct 19, 2026 21:04 UTC) · we last heard from ReliefWeb (UN OCHA) 13 minutes ago
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Internet connectivity at the time
Internet connectivity in Niger dropped 2 hours after this event, and stayed disrupted for about 15 minutes.
From 08 Sep 2026 15:20 UTC to 08 Sep 2026 15:35 UTC. Detected by global routing tables — networks withdrawn from the internet entirely.
Internet connectivity in Niger dropped 3 hours after this event, and stayed disrupted for about 15 minutes.
From 08 Sep 2026 16:45 UTC to 08 Sep 2026 17:00 UTC. Detected by global routing tables — networks withdrawn from the internet entirely.
Internet outages have many causes — damaged cables, power failures, network maintenance and deliberate shutdowns among them. IODA detects the loss of connectivity and does not attribute it to anything. This is shown because it happened at the same time, not because one caused the other.
Measured by IODA, Georgia Institute of Technology.
Satellite view, before and after
The latest clear Sentinel-2 pass before this event and the earliest one after it.
8 Sep 2026, the same day, before the event was reported. 0% cloud across the tile.
10 Sep 2026, 2 days after this event. 1.7% cloud across the tile.
The white ring marks where the event was reported.
Each image is a preview of a whole Sentinel-2 tile — an area of roughly 110 by 110 km, where one pixel is about 320 metres — not a close-up of the event, which may be a small part of it. "Clear" means under 30% cloud across the entire tile, so the exact place that matters can still be hidden. These are pictures for context, not an assessment of damage.
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026, found through the Earth Search catalogue (Element 84) and served from the AWS Open Data Sentinel-2 archive.
General safety information
No authority has issued instructions for this event. The guidance below is general background reading, not a response to it.
Flood preparation, evacuation decisions, and the dangers of driving or walking through floodwater.
Open Flood Safety Guide →Nearby & related events
Disclaimer: figures are automatic feeds from the named agencies and may be revised. Do not use this page for life-safety decisions — follow official local emergency services.