Nigeria: Flooding wreaks havoc amid climate change concerns
1 day ago · Hundreds of thousands were displaced in 29 out of Nigeria’s 36 states, according to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). “Worst hit was the northern states,” …
Nigeria: At least 170 killed in weeks of flooding | CNN
Aug 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 …
Nigeria floods: 'Overwhelming' disaster leaves more than 600 ... - BBC
Oct 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 …
Nigeria floods affect one million people after dam collapse
Sep 11, 2024 · The collapse of a dam in northeast Nigeria has caused severe flooding, destroying thousands of homes and worsening a dire humanitarian crisis.
'Water is flooding everywhere' as torrential ... - Associated Press News
Sep 20, 2024 · 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 …
‘Half the city underwater’: One million affected by northern Nigeria floods
Sep 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 …
Floods in Nigeria have killed scores and washed away farmland, …
Aug 31, 2024 · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Weeks of flooding have killed nearly 200 people in Nigeria and washed away homes and farmlands, the country’s disaster management agency said, …
More than 600 killed in Nigeria’s worst flooding in a decade
Oct 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.
‘A disaster’: Homes lost, relatives missing in floods in northeast Nigeria
Sep 19, 2024 · Abdullahi is one of an estimated 300,000 people displaced by floods that hit Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri early last week. Some 37 people have died, according …
Nigeria: Hundreds of thousands in need of aid as flooding ... - UN News
Sep 13, 2024 · UN humanitarians are rushing to assist scores of newly displaced people in northeast Nigeria, after torrential rains caused a dam to collapse and flood the area, the UN …