Not less than 151 folks have now been confirmed lifeless after heavy rainfall unleashed flooding in a market city in north-central Nigeria, the native emergency providers advised The Related Press on Saturday.
Greater than 3,000 folks have been displaced by the flooding within the city of Mokwa in Niger state, greater than 180 miles west of Abuja, the capital of Africa’s most populous nation, Niger state emergency company spokesman Ibrahim Audu Husseini mentioned.
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Not less than 500 households throughout three communities have been affected within the predawn rain on Friday, leaving roofs barely seen and residents waist-deep in water, Husseini added.
Communities in northern Nigeria have been experiencing extended dry spells worsened by local weather change and extreme rainfall that results in extreme flooding throughout the temporary moist season.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu mentioned he has directed the activation of the nationwide emergency response heart to rapidly help the state.
“Search-and-rescue operations are ongoing, and all relevant federal agencies have been mobilized to support the state government’s efforts,” Tinubu mentioned in a late-night message. “Relief materials and temporary shelter assistance are being deployed without delay. We will ensure that no Nigerian affected by this disaster is left behind or unheard of.”
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Residents have been mourning the lifeless on Saturday as some awaited information of their family members nonetheless unaccounted for. Additionally they lamented the destruction brought on within the city, a serious assembly level the place merchants from the south purchase beans, onions and different meals from farmers within the north.
“We lost many lives, and the properties, our farm produce. Those that have their storage have lost it,” mentioned resident Kazeem Muhammed.