Nigeria: Flooding wreaks havoc amid climate change concerns
2 days 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,” Manzo Ezekiel, NEMA’s spokesperson, tells The Africa Report. “From our experience with flooding in the country, the states in the north are usually the most impacted.
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 disaster management agency...
‘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 streets. At least 30...
'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 flooding which has displaced hundreds of thousands.
Flooding in Nigeria leaves 30 people dead, over a million …
Sep 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.
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, further threatening food supplies, especially in the hard-hit northern region.
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 management has said.
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.
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.
2022 Nigeria floods - Wikipedia
The 2022 Nigeria floods affected many parts of the country. From the Federal Government Data, the floods had displaced over 1.4 million people, killed over 603 people, and injured more than 2,400 people. About 82,035 houses had been damaged, and 332,327 hectares of land had also been affected. [2]