Nigeria’s floods are spreading more than water - Prime Progress NG

Nigeria’s floods are spreading more than water - Prime Progress NG

Thanks to their low-lying topography and poor drainage system, Nigeria’s coastal states—Rivers, Bayelsa, Edo, Delta, Anambra, Ondo, and Cross River—become overrun with floods when it rains.  A few hours of unrelenting rain quickly leave homes submerged in large puddles of murky water that slow down traffic. To get ahead, residents typically wade through the floods.  This desperate act of necessity, however, is not without risk.  Mbagwu Chiezugor…