The sweeping floods caused in northeast Nigeria by the heavy rainfall of the last days have claimed the lives of at least 23 people and left thousands of residents, the UN Humanitarian Coordination Office (OCHA) announced today.
Dozens of people were also injured in Yola, as several districts of the capital of the State Adamaua flooded Sunday, according to Ocha.
The Nigerian authorities are conducting investigations and rescue operations, and have set up temporary shelters for flooding. They also warned of further rainfall and called residents of areas threatened to move to safer locations.
Heavy rainfall usually affects Nigeria – the most densely populated country of Africa – in the period between June and November, often causing fatal floods due to inadequate infrastructure to prevent such phenomena.
More than 200 people have been killed by floods in Nigeria since this year’s rains. Most of the deaths have been reported in the state of Niger (Middle Ages).
In 2024 more than 300 people died and over a million inhabitants were displaced to at least 34 of the 36 Nigerian states, making this year’s rainy season one of the most murderous for the country for decades, the Ocha press release is underlined.
Source :Skai
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