Floods, Nigeria
Devastating Floods Displace Over 640,000 in Nigeria, Humanitarian Response Urgently Needed
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and its humanitarian partners are working around the clock to provide life-saving relief to the displaced.
Families fear hunger after northeast Nigeria floods
The aftermath of flooding in Nigeria's northeast is raising alarming humanitarian concerns, with thousands facing displacement and a sharp increase in prices that threaten food security.:: Released2,
Floods in Nigeria’s north-east are aggravating a humanitarian crisis
Flood warnings had been ringing out across Nigeria’s north-east for weeks. Schools in Maiduguri were closed for a fortnight as the torrential rains came. The reservoir of the Alau Dam began to overflow;
Nigeria's flood-hit residents lament expensive canoe rides
When floods swept through Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri last week, canoe owners volunteered to help move residents to safety. But residents say they are now being ripped off by the canoe owners charging steep fees to move their belongings.
400,000 displaced as Nigerian floods worsen
Severe flooding continues to devastate northeastern Nigeria, displacing over 400,000 people, according to the UN.
Are Nigeria's flooding woes man-made or climate-driven?
Northern Nigeria's city of Maiduguri has been hit by devastating flooding. But is it due to government neglect or climate change or both?
Over 400,000 people affected by extreme floods in Nigeria
Flooding caused devastating damage in north-eastern Nigeria on Wednesday. Heavy rainfall in the region also caused several dams to burst. Water also had to be drained from a reservoir in neighboring Cameroon.
281 inmates escape after floods brought down prison's walls in northeast Nigeria
Nigerian authorities say 281 inmates escaped after devastating floods brought down a prison’s walls in the country’s ...
Hundreds of thousands in need of aid as floods wipe out homes in Nigeria
The UN World Food Programme is working to assist newly displaced and food insecure people in northeast Nigeria who have been ...
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In Nigeria's food belt, fears of another flood as Cameroon opens dam
BENUE, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian farmer Enoch Fater has barely slept in the last few days after water levels started ...
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VOA60 Africa - Nearly 300 inmates escape after floods bring down prison walls in northeast Nigeria
Nigeria: Nearly 300 prisoners have escaped in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, after floods caused the walls of a ...
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Nigeria's Diocese of Maiduguri appeals for aid as floods strike former Boko Haram epicenter
"We are deeply devastated by the flood," Auxiliary Bishop John Bakeni of Maiduguri said in a statement sent to OSV News Sept.
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UNHCR scrambles aid as devastating floods sweep Nigeria
GENEVA – Heavy rains have ravaged 30 of Nigeria's 36 states. According to the government, over a million people have been affected, 269 lives tragically lost, and more than 640,000 have been displaced ...
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Record-breaking floods are devastating Niger, Mali, and Nigeria, warns IRC
Devastating floods have plunged the West Africa region into a state of emergency, with hundreds of thousands of people displaced and hundreds killed. Populations in Mali, Niger and Nigeria - who have ...
Floods force Niger to delay new school year
Schools in Niger will start the new academic year almost a month late because of heavy rainfall and flooding, says the ...