NIger floods leave tens of thousands homeless as rebuilding lags

NIGER - 19 Sep 2017: Children walk through a flooded area in Banga Bana district in Niamey, Niger, September 9, 2017.

Mahamane Soumana throws a net in his home's flooded yard in Banga Bana district in Niamey, Niger, September 9, 2017. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Morgane Le Cam

Gabagoura village, northwest of Niamey, is one of the worst affected areas by recent floods in Niger, September 10, 2017. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Morgane Le Cam