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The 2023 Nigeria floods was caused by climate change and heavy rain fall. Most often, climate changes causes flooding in Nigeria, it causes a lot of damages to properties and kills a lot of people. In the Oba-Ile neighborhood of Akure, the capital of Ondo state, numerous places were flooded earlier in 2023, and a resident was carried away by a ...
August 26, 2024 at 9:55 AM. By Ope Adetayo. ABUJA (Reuters) - At least 49 people have been killed and thousands displaced in Nigeria after heavy rains caused flooding in the northeast of the ...
Borno State, Nigeria, faced flooding after the collapse of the Alau Dam on 10 September 2024. The Maiduguri and Jere local government areas were particularly affected: according to the National Emergency Management Agency, over 70% of the residents in Maiduguri were displaced.
September 11, 2024 at 7:01 AM. By Ope Adetayo. ABUJA (Reuters) - Floods that swept through Nigeria's northeastern Borno state have affected up to 1 million people, the state governor said on ...
Flooding in Nigeria has become a yearly occurrence that claims lives and destroys many properties. According to the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph Utsev, following two flood-related deaths in Abuja in July 2024, the rains have persisted, causing property and business disruption in the midst of a crippling economy where rising food costs are making matters worse for Nigerians.
Nigeria's hydrological services agency has warned of potential flooding in 11 states after neighbouring Cameroon said it was starting to release water from one of its largest dams following recent ...
Severe floods have ravaged northeastern Nigeria, impacting more than 400,000 people, according to the United Nations. Floods in Borno state have forced people from their homes into displacement sites. Earlier this month, flooding killed 30 people in the state after the collapse of a major dam. About 15% of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state ...
Over 200,000 homes completely or partially destroyed, 110,000 hectares of farmland destroyed. 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 ...