The European Union (EU) has given Nigeria and five other flood-affected Sahelian nations €5.4 million.
The money is meant to help the more than 4.4 million people who have been impacted by the floods, which have destroyed homes, infrastructure, schools, public health facilities, water systems, roadways, and agricultural areas.
The danger of contracting waterborne infections is rising due to limited access to water, sanitation, and hygiene services.
In the most severely affected areas, the funds will support humanitarian partners on the ground in meeting critical needs for food, housing, clean water and sanitation, and other necessities.
The amount will be distributed as follows: Chad one million Euro; Niger 1.350 million Euro; Nigeria 1.1 million Euro; Mali one million Euro; Cameroon 650,000 Euro; and Burkina Faso 300,000 Euro. The funding comes in addition to 232 million Euro in humanitarian assistance already allocated to these countries so far this year.
