Floods in Niger Kill Sixty-Five

At least sixty-five people have lost their lives to the flooding in Niger.

More than 125,000 people have been displaced as the Niger River overflows it's banks.

Niger's government is pleading for international aid, saying it's the worst flooding in almost a hundred years.

An estimated seven thousand fields of crops have been destroyed by the waters.

Earlier in the year saw record drought, which had already hurt projected food crops.