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Search and rescue operations are ongoing as roads have been damaged and homes destroyed while bodies are believed to have been swept down the Niger River. Flash floods hit Mokwa, a market town ...

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 on Friday.

The flooding also destroyed over 3000 homes, forcing mass displacement. The Kainji Dam, located on the Niger River near New Bussa in Niger State, is one of West Africa’s largest dams.

Lagos (EFE).- Local authorities confirmed on Sunday that the number of people killed in western Nigeria due to flooding caused by heavy rains on Thursday has risen to at least 200. The catastrophe ...

Husseini warned the toll could rise further, with bodies being swept down the powerful Niger River. Gideon Adamu, head of the Red Cross in Niger state, told AFP that search teams were heading ...

Floodwaters swept the bodies of many victims into the Niger River that flows below the city on Thursday and Friday. Related Flooding to continue on lower Mississippi River as new flash flood ...

Volunteers and disaster response teams have been fanning out in the days since, sometimes recovering bodies nearly 10 kilometres (six miles) away after people were swept into the powerful Niger River.

"We have so far recovered 115 bodies and more are expected to be recovered because the flood came from far distance and washed people into the River Niger," Ibrahim Audu Husseini, a spokesman for ...

Nigeria witnessed devastating flash floods. Over 150 people died in central Nigeria. The disaster displaced thousands and destroyed homes. Mokwa town suffered the most. President Tinubu initiated ...

Husseini said the toll could rise further, with bodies being swept down the powerful Niger River. Gideon Adamu, head of the Red Cross in Niger state, told AFP that search teams were heading toward ...

At least 3,018 people have been displaced, while 265 houses were “completely destroyed” in the floods, he said, adding that many victims were believed to have been swept down the Niger River ...