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,” 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 ...
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.
Lagos floods: Africa’s most populous city could be unlivable in a …
Aug 2, 2021 · Residents of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, are used to the yearly floods that engulf the coastal city during the months of March to November. In mid-July, however, the major business ...
‘Half the city underwater’: One million affected by northern Nigeria ...
12 Sep 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...
More than 600 killed in Nigeria’s worst flooding in a decade
Oct 17, 2022 · 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. According to the ministry, more than 2...
Nigeria: Floods - Situation Report No. 5 (As of 1 November 2024)
Nov 1, 2024 · The next report will be issued on or around 15 November 2024. HIGHLIGHTS. • Over 320 people dead, 1.3 million affected by floods in 34 states in Nigeria. • National Emergency Management Agency ...
Floods gush through Nigerian zoo, sweeping snakes and …
Sep 11, 2024 · Floodwaters that gushed from an overflowing dam in northern Nigeria engulfed a zoo and swept animals including crocodiles and snakes into communities, as the region battles some of the worst ...
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.
Floods in Nigeria have killed scores and washed ... - Associated Press News
Aug 31, 2024 · The floods blamed on poor infrastructure and badly maintained dams have killed 185 people and displaced 208,000 in 28 of Nigeria’s 36 states, the National Emergency Management Agency said in an update Friday, triggering frantic efforts to evacuate hundreds of thousands to makeshift shelters.