Heavy rains cause lethal flooding in Niger
(MENAFN) Heavy rains have caused devastating floods in Niger State, Nigeria, resulting in the deaths of 21 people. The flooding on Thursday submerged approximately 50 homes across two communities, Tiffin Maza and Anguwan Hausawa, in the Mokwa area, officials said.
Ibrahim Hussaini, head of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, reported that three people were rescued and are currently receiving medical care at a central hotel in Mokwa. Additionally, ten individuals remain missing.
Abullahi Baba-Arah, Director General of the Emergency Management Agency in Niger State, noted that the agency, alongside local authorities and volunteers, conducted search and rescue missions to save survivors and recover bodies. Early reports suggest that the heavy rains swept away hundreds of buildings and left numerous people, including children, unaccounted for.
Flooding is common in Nigeria during the rainy season, which usually starts in April. In September last year, severe floods in northeastern Borno State killed dozens and displaced thousands. Sirajo Garba, coordinator for Nigeria’s Emergency Management Agency in the northeast, said over 1,000 people were rescued and more than 70,000 displaced persons were housed in camps.
In 2022, Nigeria suffered one of its worst flood disasters, with over 600 deaths, more than 1.4 million displaced, and damage to over 82,000 homes.
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