The loss of life toll from flash floods in central Nigeria’s Mokwa has climbed to 36 after rescuers recovered 11 extra our bodies, an emergency providers spokesman informed Agence France-Presse (AFP) Friday.
Torrential rains late Wednesday swept away greater than 50 houses in Niger state, drowning residents and leaving many lacking, the state’s emergency administration company (SEMA) mentioned.
“As of this morning, 11 additional bodies were found on top of the 25 earlier recovered, bringing the total fatalities to 36,” mentioned Ibrahim Audu Husseini, SEMA spokesman. Rescue groups continued looking for lacking residents into Friday.
“We expect the toll to rise considerably because there are different rescuers at different locations,” Husseini mentioned.
Nigeria’s wet season, which often lasts six months, is simply getting began this 12 months. Scientists warn that local weather change is already fueling extra excessive climate patterns.
Flooding, often attributable to heavy rains and poor infrastructure, wreaks havoc yearly, killing lots of throughout the West African nation.
In Nigeria, floods are exacerbated by insufficient drainage, building of houses on waterways, and dumping of waste in drains and water channels.
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency warned of doable flash floods in 15 of Nigeria’s 36 states, together with Niger state, between Wednesday and Friday.
In 2024, greater than 1,200 folks had been killed and 1.2 million displaced in a minimum of 31 of Nigeria’s 36 states, making it one of many nation’s worst floods in many years, in response to the National Emergency Management Agency.
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