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In 2022, Nigeria experienced its worst flood in more than a decade which killed more than 600 people, displaced around 1.4 million and destroyed 440,000 hectares of farmland.
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While Nigeria typically experiences seasonal flooding, this flood was the worst in the country since the 2012 floods. [3] As of October, over 200,000 homes were completely or partially destroyed by the floods. On 7 October, a boat carrying people fleeing the floods capsized on the Niger River, causing 76 deaths. [4]
West Africa has experienced some of its worst flooding in decades. According to the United Nations, over 2.3 million people were affected in 2023, three times more than in 2022. [4] The Alau Dam was constructed in 1986 to help farmers with irrigation and to help control flooding from the Ngadda River. Before 2024, the dam has broken twice: in ...
People in Nigeria's flood-hit northeastern Borno state are struggling to get medical care as overwhelmed aid agencies warn of an outbreak of waterborne disease following the worst floods to hit ...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from floods in Nigeria this year has increased to 603 as local authorities The post Nigeria races to assist flood victims; death toll tops 600 appeared first ...
The 2012 Nigeria floods began in early July 2012. It killed 363 people and displaced over 2.1 million people as of 5 November 2012. According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), 30 of Nigeria's 36 states were affected by the floods and the two most affected areas were Kogi and Benue States. [ 3 ]
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 ...