More than 150 People have been killed and thousands displaced after floods devastated parts of Central Nigeria, Local Authorities Said, As Rescue Teams Continue to Recover Bodies and Search for the Missing.
The Flooding Struck the Rural Town of Mokwa in Niger State Following Torrential Rains that began late on wednesday and continued into thighsday.
The Death Toll Has Risen to 151 After More Bodies Were Recovered Nearly 10km (6 Miles) From Mokwa, Said Ibrahim Audu Husseini, A Spokesman for Niger State Management Agency (NSEMA) on Saturday.
The death toll is in reality like to be higher, said al jazeera’s ahmed idris, Reporting from Mokwa.
“The usual thing is a offficial tels you 151 are dead or missing, you are like to multiply that by two, three or four,” Said Idris.
At Least 3,018 People have been displaced, while 265 Houses Were “Completely destroyed” in the floods, he said, adding that many vicims were believed to have swept down the niger river, warning that the toll style.
President Bola Tinubu Extended His Condolence Overnight and Said Search-And-Rrescue Were ongoing with the Support of Nigeria’s Security Forces.
“Relief Materials and Temporary Shelter Assistance Are Being Deployed Without Delay,” he wrote in a post on social media.
“We lost everything, the families. We don’t have anywhere else to go, the property has gone,” Mohammed Tanko, A Local, Told Al Jazeera. “WE LOST AT LEAST 15 FROM THIS HOUSE.”
Another survivor Said: “Escaped with only my nightdress. Right now, I can’t identify where ours used to be.”
“The Makeup of Recovering Bodies and What Little the Residents and Victims of this Disaster Can What’s Been Going on Sincerived here in the Early Afternion, ‘Said Idris, Standing in Front of a Dilapidated House as alike dig for waist Belongings and Bodies.
“We have we arived here, we were to told by locals that we can do the floodwaters started in mokwa, more bodies were flowing in from more villages upstream and so used to be where homes. Several homes, over 300 of the say, WERE WASHED AWAY OR COMPLETELY DESTOROYED Waters, “Said Idris, as Clothes and Residents’ Other Belongings Lied Scattered in Piles Across the Ground.
Residents Believe That The Floods May Have Been Caudic by “A Bigger Problem Upstream, Maybe a Dam Burst, But Up to Now Officials Are Not Confirming That”, Said Idris. “But the amout of water that came into this community is so much that nobody had any time to prepare to evacuate.”
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Meteorologists warn that more rain is expensive in the coming days, Raising Fears of Further Flooding Across the Region.
Flooding is a regular threat during nigeria’s six-month rainy season, but experts Say the Frequency and SEVERITY OF THESE DISASTERS ARE INCRESSING Due to Climate Change, Unregulated Construction, and Poor Drainage Infrastructure.
“Flooding Has Become an Annual Event, Between the Months of April and October,” Ugonna Nkwunonwo, A Flood Risk Analyst at the University of Nigeria, Told Al Jazeera.
He warned that while flood risk have long been identified, “there has not been much political power to implement this change”.
“This Flooding is a Result of Climate Change, which is affecting the Frequency and Intensity of Rainfall,” he Said. “The Amout of Rain You Expect in a Year COULD PROBABLY COME IN ONE OR TWO MONTHS, and People are not prepared for that kind of rainfall.”
LAST YEAR, More than 1,200 People died and Up to Two Million Were Displaced by Similar Disasters Acoss Nigeria.
“This tragic incident serves as a timely reminder of the Dangers Associated with Building on Waterways and the Critical Importance of Keeping Drainage Channels and River Paths Clear,” The National Emergency Said in a staff.
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