A Thousand Lives Lost, and Millions Disrupted, by Flooding in …
WEB22 hours ago · But, yes, officials said at least 1,000 people have died and over 4 million have been affected by floods in these African countries. Maiduguri, Nigeria, is one of the places that has been ravaged ...
Nigeria warns of possible flooding as Cameroon releases water …
WEB5 days ago · Updated 8:14 PM PDT, September 18, 2024. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s government warned of possible flooding in 11 states following the release of water from a dam in neighboring Cameroon. The Nigerian hydrological agency said on Wednesday that water would be released from the Lagdo dam gradually and could cause flooding, but that there ...
Worst flooding in decades hits northeastern Nigeria, making a …
WEBSep 16, 2024 · People help an elderly man wade through flood water in Maiduguri, Nigeria, on Sept. 12. (Abdu Marte/AFP/Getty Images) As It Happens 6:18 Worst flooding in decades hits northeastern Nigeria. A ...
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.
‘Half the city underwater’: One million affected by northern Nigeria ...
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Devastating floods in northeastern Nigeria have submerged entire residential areas, displaced tens of thousands of people, and forced zoo animals to escape into the streets. At least 30 people...
Nigeria floods: 'Overwhelming' disaster leaves more than 600 ... - BBC
WEBOct 16, 2022 · More than 600 people have died in the worst flooding the West African nation has seen in a decade. Some 1.3 million people have been displaced, and more than 200,000 homes have been destroyed ...
More than 600 killed in Nigeria’s worst flooding in a decade
WEBOct 17, 2022 · CNN — The death toll from the worst flooding Nigeria has seen in a decade has passed 600 people, the country’s humanitarian affairs ministry tweeted on Sunday. According to the ministry, more...
Nigeria floods: 'I have nowhere to go' - BBC
WEBA decade ago, the worst flooding in more than 40 years in Nigeria claimed 431 lives and forced nearly two million people to leave their homes. This year's devastation has seen even more deaths.
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.
Nigeria flood death toll tops 600 as thousands evacuated
WEBOct 17, 2022 · Nigeria flood death toll tops 600 as thousands evacuated. At least 603 people have lost their lives in floods this year and more than 1.3 million displaced, authorities say.