More than 600 people have been killed and about 1. 3 million have been displaced since June due to the worst floods in Nigeria during the rain season in the past ten years, according to a new official outcome published on Sunday.
Large portions of the most populous African nation were damaged by floods brought on by excessive rainfall and weak infrastructure, which raises concerns that they may worsen food insecurity and inflation.
The Nigerian Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs said on Sunday that more than 603 people lost their lives, one hundred of them in the last week, while 2,400 people were injured by floods.
The ministry continued by saying that because numerous states in Nigeria failed to make preparations for such intense rains, the death toll increased “astronomically.”
A previous outcome of the ministry, which was published last week, counted the killing of 500 people, and the ministry indicated that more than 82 thousand homes and 110,000 hectares of agricultural land were completely destroyed.
According to the National Emergency Management Agency, the rainy season in Nigeria typically starts in June, but since August in particular, the floods have started to become dead and ruined (Nima).
Following flooding from the Niger River last week, a boat accident in Anambera (in the southeast) resulted in 76 fatalities.
In order to prevent more devastation, heavy rains are predicted to return to Nigeria in the upcoming weeks.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Saadia Omar Farouk, called for the evacuation of people who live on the banks of the rivers, especially in the states of Anambera, Balesa, and River River, which faces high risk of high water level.
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At least 600 people were affected by Nigeria’s worst floods.
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