‘Water Is Coming.’ Floods Devastate West and Central Africa
WEB6 days ago · Flooding caused by the rain has devastated cities and towns across west and central Africa in recent days, leaving more than 1,000 people dead and hundreds of thousands of homes destroyed.
'Water is flooding everywhere' as torrential rains sweep ... - ABC News
WEB1 day ago · Floods in mostly arid Niger have impacted over 841,000 people, killing hundreds and displacing more than 400,000. Harira Adamou, a 50-year-old single mother of six, is one of them.
'Water is flooding everywhere' as torrential ... - Associated Press News
WEB1 day ago · Severe floods on Wednesday continued to ravage northeastern Nigeria, impacting more than 400,000 people, according to the United Nations. Aerials showed the extent of flooding which has displaced hundreds of thousands.
Nigeria floods: 'Overwhelming' disaster leaves more than 600 ... - BBC
WEBOct 16, 2022 · Recent flooding in Nigeria has become an "overwhelming" disaster, and many states were not properly prepared for them despite warnings, the minister for disaster management has said.
Flooding in Nigeria leaves 30 people dead, over a million …
WEBSep 11, 2024 · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Severe flooding in northeastern Nigeria has left 30 people dead and affected more than a million others, authorities said on Wednesday.
Nigeria: At least 170 killed in weeks of flooding | CNN
WEBAug 27, 2024 · At least 170 people have died and more than 200,000 others are displaced following weeks of flooding in Africa’s most populous country, a spokesperson for Nigeria’s disaster management agency...
‘Half the city underwater’: One million affected by northern Nigeria floods
WEBSep 12, 2024 · One million people affected as floods hit northeast Nigeria. The floods hit Borno State early this week after a dam impounding a regional river burst its banks. The heavy surge of water buried...
Floods in Nigeria have killed scores and washed away farmland, …
WEBAug 31, 2024 · The floods blamed on poor infrastructure and badly maintained dams have killed 185 people and displaced 208,000 in 28 of Nigeria’s 36 states, the National Emergency Management Agency said in an update Friday, triggering frantic efforts to evacuate hundreds of thousands to makeshift shelters.
Nigeria Floods Kill Hundreds and Displace Over a Million
WEBOct 17, 2022 · Nigeria is suffering its worst flooding in a decade, with vast areas of farmland, infrastructure and 200,000 homes partly or wholly destroyed. Then there are the lives that have been lost. At...
Floods in Nigeria kill at least 49, displace thousands
WEBAug 26, 2024 · At least 49 people have been killed and thousands displaced in Nigeria after heavy rains caused flooding in the northeast of the country, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has...
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