At least 115 people died from “unprecedented” floods caused by torrential rains In the center of NigeriaA manager of rescue teams reported Friday.
The rescue teams are looking for disappeared after a flood on Wednesday night to Thursday drags and floods dozens of houses around the municipality of Mokwa, on the banks of the Niger River.
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said it is “Unprecedented floods”.
“At the moment we have recovered 115 corpses, and they are expected to recover more because the flood came from afar and dragged people to the Niger River”told IBRAHIM AUDU HUSSEINI, NEMA spokesman in the state of Niger.
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“They continue to recover downstream bodies, so the balance continues to grow”he added.
The previous balance was 88 dead.
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In addition, at least 78 people were hospitalized with wounds, said Red Cross in the area, Gideon Adamu, to the AFP.
According to the local newspaper Daily Trust, thousands of people were displaced by the flood and more than 50 children from an Islamic school are missing.
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Police and the army were deployed to help in rescue and relief tasks, looking for possible victims or survivors between the debris of the destroyed and flooded homes.
Very common disaster
In Nigeria, floods wreak havoc every year, causing hundreds of dead, especially due to infrastructure poor.
The rainy season in Nigeriathe most populated country in AfricaIt usually lasts six months and has just started.
Scientists warn that climate change is causing extreme meteorological phenomena.
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In 2024, more than 1,200 people died in Nigeria in one of the worst floods recorded in the country in decades.
