NIGER: Agencies scramble to repair schools after floods

NIGER: Agencies scramble to repair schools after floods:

NIAMEY, 26 September 2012 (IRIN) - The government of Niger and aid agencies are scrambling to clean and repair thousands of schools that were damaged in the flooding from rains in July and August, which displaced over 500,000 people and killed over 80, in an effort to return children to school as soon as possible.