In a nation that is beset by deadly storms every year, at least 111 people have died as a result of heavy flooding that has submerged the market town of Mokwa in north-central Niger State of Nigeria.
Husseini Isah, the head of the operations office in Minna, the Niger State capital, stated on Friday that many people are still at risk as rescue efforts continue.
More bodies have just been brought and aren’t yet being counted, but we have at least 111 confirmed (dead) already, according to Ibrahim Audu Husseini, a spokesman for the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA).
Thousands of homes were washed away in Mokwa late on Wednesday due to persistent rains that lasted for several hours and left many people missing. The situation quickly deteriorated as a result of a nearby town’s collapse of a dam.
The north of the nation’s trade centers and transit points are important points of contact and communication.
Mohammed Tanko, a civil servant in the town, reported to reporters that he had lost at least 15 people to the town where he was raised.
The property has been lost. Tanko claimed that “we lost everything.”
Danjuma Shaba, 35, a fisherman’s house was destroyed by the floods, forcing him to sleep in a parking lot.
I can’t sleep in a house. Shaba told AFP that his house has already collapsed.
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has issued a warning about flash floods in 15 of Nigeria’s 36 states, including Niger State, between Wednesday and Friday as the rainy season begins, which typically lasts for six months.
However, scientists have cautioned that extreme weather patterns are already occurring because of climate change.
Nigeria’s annual problem is caused by the excessive rainfall, which destroys infrastructure and makes drainage issues worse.
At least 30 people died and millions of people were displaced in northeast Maiduguri city as a result of severe flooding in September 2024 due to a dam collapse and torrential rains.
Source: Aljazeera
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