Niger: school fire, at least 26 children dead

2021-11-08T19:49:57.781Z

The institute built of straw and wood in Maradi in the south of the country (ANSA) At least 26 children died in the fire at their straw and wood school in Maradi in southern Niger. It was learned from a teachers' union and from witnesses.     "It is a fire that has decimated a school" but "we still don't have a final balance sheet", explained Issoufou Arzika, general secretary of the Niger teachers union.