Nigeria Floods Devastate Northern Market Towns
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Flooding in Nigeria has wreaked havoc on communities in a northern market town, with torrential rains resulting in at least 151 fatalities and displacing thousands of residents. Emergency services are scrambling to provide relief amid mounting concerns over worsening climate conditions.
Torrential rains in Mokwa, Nigeria, have caused severe flooding, killing at least 111 people. The disaster highlights the urgent need for infrastructure improvements.
The death toll from devastating flooding in a market town in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger rose to at least 151 on Saturday, the local emergency service said, amid efforts to find more victims.
Communities in northern Nigeria have been experiencing prolonged dry spells worsened by climate change and excessive rainfall that leads to severe flooding during the brief wet season.
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