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Floods leave 10 million children out of school in west and central Africa

This photograph taken on 20 August, 2024 shows police boats carrying people following heavy rains that damaged main roads connecting the Nigerien capital Niamey to western Nigerien provinces. © Boureima Hama, AFP

An estimated 10 million children across Nigeria, Mali, Niger and the Democratic Republic of Congo are unable to attend school after devastating regional flooding, the charity Save the Children has said.

The severe rains, which have damaged or destroyed schools and displaced families, have left the education system in crisis.

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