Nigeria's disasters agency says 100 people killed in floods across 10 states
Floods across 10 states of Nigeria have killed 100 people, a spokesman for the country's emergency and disasters agency said on Monday, September 17.
Heavy rains in recent days have resulted in a national disaster in four states of Kogi, Niger, Anambra and Delta, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said.
Flooding in central and southern parts of the country has forced thousands to leave their homes, local authorities said.
National disaster means the federal government has taken over search, rescue and rehabilitation of victims in the worst hit states, which are in central and southern parts of the country.
NEMA said Niger River and Benue River had overflowed. Some of the worst flooding over two weeks was in Lokoja, which lies at the confluence of the two rivers.
Nigeria, which has a rainy season from May to September, suffers from seasonal flash floods, which are sometimes lethal, especially in rural areas or overcrowded slums where drainage is poor or nonexistent.
The worst floods were recorded in 2012, when NEMA reported that 363 people were killed and over 2.1 million others displaced across 30 states.
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