'Water is flooding everywhere' as torrential rains sweep ... - ABC News
WEB4 hours ago · Over 4 million people have been affected by flooding so far this year in West Africa, a threefold increase from last year, according to the U.N. With rescue operations still underway, it is ...
'Water is flooding everywhere' as torrential ... - Associated Press News
WEB4 hours ago · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Houses swept away to the very last brick. Inmates frantically fleeing the city’s main prison as its walls got washed away by water rising from an overflowing dam. Corpses of crocodiles and snakes floating among human bodies on what used to be main streets. As torrential rains across Central and West Africa have ...
Nigeria: UN agencies assist families affected by floods | UN News
WEB2 days ago · 17 September 2024 Humanitarian Aid. UN agencies and their humanitarian partners are providing life-saving relief to families in Nigeria who lost their homes during recent flooding. Heavy rains have ravaged 30 of the country’s 36 states, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday. The Government has reported 269 …
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: Flood Overview, As of 17 September 2024 | OCHA
WEB2 days ago · The flood situation across Nigeria has become a major humanitarian crisis, with 31 states and 180 local government areas (LGAs) severely affected. Over 1,083,141 individuals have been impacted by the relentless rains, leading to widespread displacement, loss of lives, and destruction of homes and livelihoods.
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...
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.
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: 'Overwhelming' disaster leaves more than 600 …
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.
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...
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