In northern Nigeria, floods hit disabled people hardest

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In northern Nigeria, floods hit disabled people hardest

Abdul-Azeez Hassan lives with the effects of a stroke he experienced at birth. His balance issues means he uses a wheelchair. He relies on family and neighbours to push or carry him across uneven and rocky ground in his riverside village of Gangam in Sokoto state, north-west Nigeria. From June to October, the rainy season brings additional difficulties for navigating. “I [can] hardly move on the roads because of… mud[diness] and a lack of draina…