‘Half the city underwater’: One million affected by northern Nigeria floods
Sep 12, 2024 · Conflict, high food inflation & catastrophic floods in Maiduguri have left thousands displaced & crops decimated. 🌾 With food production crippled, hunger is surging. We need urgent global ...
Nigeria Alau Dam collapse in Maiduguri: Survivors desperate as
Sep 12, 2024 · A city in north-eastern Nigeria is inundated with flood waters, leaving residents homeless and desperate.
Millions of Nigerians go hungry as floods compound hardship
21 hours ago · Torrential rains and floods in 29 of Nigeria's 36 states this year have destroyed more than 1.5 million hectares of cropland ... upriver from Maiduguri, gave way on Sept. 9, four days after state ...
‘A disaster’: Homes lost, relatives missing in floods in northeast ...
Sep 19, 2024 · Abdullahi is one of an estimated 300,000 people displaced by floods that hit Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri early last week. Some 37 people have died, according to government figures.
Nigeria floods kill 30, displace 400,000 in Maiduguri - News
Sep 11, 2024 · Severe flooding in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has claimed at least 30 lives and forced 400,000 people from their homes, officials said Wednesday.
Nigeria: Dam overflow sparks crisis in northern city Maiduguri
Sep 11, 2024 · Flood water from an overflowing dam has destroyed thousands of homes in Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno state in northeast Nigeria, with emergency officials fearing the situation could get worse.
Nigeria floods affect one million people after dam collapse
Sep 11, 2024 · The flooding in Borno State has affected a million people, the state governor said on Wednesday, straining resources as authorities scramble to rescue residents and place them in temporary...
Nigeria floods kill 30, displace 400,000: rescuers Maiduguri, Nigeria
Sep 11, 2024 · Severe flooding in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has claimed at least 30 lives and forced 400,000 people from their homes, officials said Wednesday.
Borno flood: One million persons affected, 414,000 displaced
Sep 12, 2024 · At least 414,000 people have been displaced and another 30 killed by the devastating flood in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Tuesday, The PUNCH reports.
Nigeria Maiduguri floods: Prisoners flee after water damages jail …
Sep 16, 2024 · The Nigerian authorities say more than 270 inmates are now known to be missing after escaping from custody when severe flooding damaged a prison in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri. So far,...