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Sky News
2 days ago
- Climate
- Sky News
Nigeria floods: At least 110 dead as heavy flooding submerges thousands of houses
At least 111 people have died and others are still missing after heavy flooding in Nigeria, an emergency official said. Authorities initially said 21 people had died but this figure has today risen significantly. Media reports quoting local government officials said a dam collapse has worsened the situation. Ibrahim Hussaini, head of Niger State Emergency Management Agency, said some 3,000 houses were underwater in two communities. Videos posted on social media show floodwater sweeping through neighbourhoods, with rooftops barely visible above the brown currents. One clip shows a tanker floating through a town. The chairman of the Mokwa local government area suggested poor infrastructure has worsened the impact of the flooding. Jibril Muregi has appealed to the government to start "long overdue" construction of waterways in the area under a climate resilience project. In a similar occurrence last September, torrential rains and a dam collapse in Nigeria's northeastern Maiduguri caused severe flooding, leaving at least 30 people dead and displacing millions. Nigeria is prone to flooding during the rainy season, which began in April - and flooding is becoming more common and extreme as the climate warms. Hotter air is thirstier and can hold more moisture - about 7% more for every 1C warmer - meaning it unleashes heavier flooding when it rains. Violent rain, which killed hundreds of people in Nigeria during 2022, was made at least 80 times more likely and 20% more intense by climate change, analysis by World Weather Attribution found.
Egypt Independent
3 days ago
- General
- Egypt Independent
At least 150 killed as deadly floods hit Nigerian town
Abuja, Nigeria CNN — Authorities in Nigeria's northern Niger state say at least 150 people have been killed after floods triggered by heavy rainfall hit Mokwa, a vibrant market town in the largely agricultural state. Ibrahim Hussaini, a spokesperson for the state's emergency management agency, told CNN that 151 bodies, including those of 'many children' have been recovered as of 9 a.m. (4 a.m. ET) Saturday. More than 3,000 other people have been displaced, Hussaini said, adding that the death toll could rise as rescuers search for more bodies. Mokwa resident Hassan Abdullahi, 26, told CNN he lost nine members of his family, including his aged mother, as well as two nieces and nephews aged between 4 and 8 years old when floods submerged their home. 'I feel so bad. How I wish I could bring them (back) alive but no way,' he said, adding that none of their belongings was salvaged from the raging floods. 'We lost everything. Even a single cloth and shoe, we don't have. Where to sleep, we don't have. We are in serious pain.' The West African nation's disaster relief agency (NEMA) stated in an earlier announcement that the floods struck the Kpege neighborhood of Mokwa early Thursday, 'when residents were mostly asleep.' The Niger state government said the 'deadly flood disaster' ravaged two communities in the town 'after several hours of heavy downpour' leading to the 'loss of many lives' and 'buildings submerged.' It described the incident as 'saddening, heartbreaking and pathetic.' Northern Nigeria is prone to annual floods that often lead to deaths and displacement. Last year, weeks of flooding across the region caused over 200 deaths and displaced more than 386,000 people, according to data from NEMA, shared with CNN. The area was also affected in 2022 when Nigeria recorded its worst flooding in more than a decade. More than 600 people were killed across the country during that incident with more than one million people forced out of their homes.
RNZ News
3 days ago
- Climate
- RNZ News
Flood death toll rises to 117 in Nigeria's Niger state, emergency official says
By Ahmed Kingimi , Reuters People walk along the East-West highway severed by flooding in Niger, Nigeria, in 2022. Photo: PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP At least 117 people have died and several others are still missing after heavy flooding destroyed thousands of homes in Nigeria's Niger state, an emergency official said. The death toll is a sharp rise from Thursday's figure of 21 people, Ibrahim Hussaini, head of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, said, adding that some 3000 houses were submerged in two communities in the north-central state. Nigeria is prone to flooding during the rainy season, which began in April. In 2022, Nigeria experienced its worst wave of floods in more than a decade which killed more than 600 people, displaced around 1.4 million and destroyed 440,000 hectares of farmland. The flooding incident in Niger state occurred on Wednesday night and continued into Thursday morning, Hussaini said, with a number of people still in the water. - Reuters
Sky News
3 days ago
- Climate
- Sky News
Nigeria floods: At least 117 dead as heavy flooding submerges thousands of houses
At least 117 people have died and others are still missing after heavy flooding in Nigeria, an emergency official said. Authorities initially said 21 people had died but this figure has today risen significantly. Media reports quoting local government officials said a dam collapse has worsened the situation. Ibrahim Hussaini, head of Niger State Emergency Management Agency, said some 3,000 houses were underwater in two communities. Videos posted on social media show floodwater sweeping through neighbourhoods, with rooftops barely visible above the brown currents. One clip shows a tanker floating through a town. The chairman of the Mokwa local government area suggested poor infrastructure has worsened the impact of the flooding. Jibril Muregi has appealed to the government to start "long overdue" construction of waterways in the area under a climate resilience project. In a similar occurrence last September, torrential rains and a dam collapse in Nigeria's northeastern Maiduguri caused severe flooding, leaving at least 30 people dead and displacing millions. Nigeria is prone to flooding during the rainy season, which began in April - and flooding is becoming more common and extreme as the climate warms. Hotter air is thirstier and can hold more moisture - about 7% more for every 1C warmer - meaning it unleashes heavier flooding when it rains. Violent rain, which killed hundreds of people in Nigeria during 2022, was made at least 80 times more likely and 20% more intense by climate change, analysis by World Weather Attribution found.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
More than 100 killed as deadly floods hit Nigerian town
Authorities in Nigeria's northern Niger state say more than 100 people have been killed after floods triggered by heavy rainfall hit Mokwa, a vibrant market town in the largely agricultural state. Ibrahim Hussaini, a spokesperson for the state's emergency management agency, told CNN that 115 bodies, including those of 'many children' have been recovered as of 3 p.m. (10 a.m. ET) Friday. The death toll is expected to rise as rescuers search for more bodies, he added. The West African nation's disaster relief agency (NEMA) stated in an earlier announcement that the floods struck the Kpege neighborhood of Mokwa early Thursday, 'when residents were mostly asleep.' The Niger state government said the 'deadly flood disaster' ravaged two communities in the town 'after several hours of heavy downpour' leading to the 'loss of many lives' and 'buildings submerged.' It described the incident as 'saddening, heartbreaking and pathetic.' Northern Nigeria is prone to annual floods that often lead to deaths and displacement. Last year, weeks of flooding across the region caused over 200 deaths and displaced more than 386,000 people, according to data from NEMA, shared with CNN. The area was also affected in 2022 when Nigeria recorded its worst flooding in more than a decade. More than 600 people were killed across the country during that incident with more than 1 million people forced out of their homes.
