US EditionAt least 88 people dead after floods submerge market town in Nigeria
- At least 88 people lost their lives when heavy flooding inundated the market town of Mokwa in Niger State, Nigeria, on Thursday.
- The floods followed several hours of torrential rains and were worsened by a dam collapse in a nearby town.
- Mokwa, located about 140 miles west of Abuja along major rivers, is a key trading point where flooding displaced many residents and swept away over 50 homes.
- Niger state emergency agency spokesman Ibrahim Audu Husseini said, "The number keeps rising," as rescue efforts continued and more bodies were found on Friday.
- Local officials urged the government to implement long overdue waterway construction to reduce flood impacts, while many people remain at risk amid ongoing rescue efforts.
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Death toll from reaches 151 in north-central Nigeria town submerged in floods, thousands displaced
At least 151 people have now been confirmed dead after heavy rainfall unleashed flooding in a market town in north-central Nigeria, the local emergency services told The Associated Press on Saturday
Rescue operations under way as Nigeria floods kill at least 150
ABUJA - Flash flooding earlier this week in central Nigeria killed more than 150 people, a local disaster response spokesman told AFP on Saturday, while displacing 3,000, levelling more than 250 homes and washing away two bridges.
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Rescue operations underway after Nigeria flooding kills at least 150
Flash flooding earlier this week in central Nigeria killed more than 150 people, a local disaster response spokesman told AFP on Saturday, while displacing 3,000, levelling more than 250 homes and washing away two bridges.
At least 150 killed as deadly floods hit Nigerian town
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Authorities in Nigeria’s northern Niger state say at least 150 people have been killed after floods triggered by heavy rainfall hit Mokwa, a vibrant market town in the largely agricultural state. Ibrahim Hussaini, a spokesperson for the state’s emergency management agency, told CNN that 151 bodies, including
Death toll in Nigeria flooding rises to 115
Flash floods that ripped through parts of central Nigeria have killed at least 115 people, an emergency services official said on Friday, with the toll expected to rise further. Teams of rescuers continued to search for missing residents after torrential rains late on Wednesday through early Thursday washed away and submerged dozens of homes in and around the town of Mokwa, located on the banks of Niger River, in Niger state. "We have so far rec…
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