‘Half the city underwater’: One million affected by northern Nigeria ...
Sep 12, 2024 · The heavy surge of water buried half the state capital, Maiduguri, damaging buildings and infrastructure. Authorities say some one million people are affected, of which about 200,000 are...
Millions of Nigerians go hungry as floods compound hardship
20 hours ago · In Borno, the Alau dam, upriver from Maiduguri, gave way on Sept. 9, four days after state officials had told the public it was secure. ... Reuters is a news agency founded in 1851 and owned by ...
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Latest news on Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in northeastern Nigeria. It is also the largest city in the state. The city is located on the eastern edge of the Borno Plain, near the Mandara Mountains. Maiduguri has a population of 1,144,000 (2016 estimate).
Nigeria Alau Dam collapse in Maiduguri: Survivors desperate as
Sep 12, 2024 · BBC News, Maiduguri. Fatima Yakubu cannot believe that she and her six children are still alive after a dam collapsed following torrential rains in north-eastern Nigeria. The family, who live...
‘A disaster’: Homes lost, relatives missing in floods in northeast ...
Sep 19, 2024 · Floods have displaced 300,000 people and damaged thousands of buildings, affecting one million people in Maiduguri.
BREAKING: Heavy Flooding in Maiduguri as Alau Dam Breaks …
Sep 10, 2024 · Maiduguri residents are on high alert as severe flooding has submerged homes following the overflow of the Alau Dam, which has been at full capacity for a week.
Nigeria Alau Dam collapse in Maiduguri: Survivors desperate as
Sep 12, 2024 · A city in north-eastern Nigeria is inundated with flood waters, leaving residents homeless and desperate.
Maiduguri Flood: Emergency agency says situation still terrible as ...
Sep 10, 2024 · The Director-General of the Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Barkindo Mohammed, has said the situation in flooded Maiduguri town is “terrible” as President Bola Tinubu on ...
Hundreds flee in northwest Nigeria after attacks, official, residents ...
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, May 27 (Reuters) - Hundreds of people have fled their villages in a rural community in northwestern Nigeria after weekend attacks by armed groups left 10 dead and at least 160...
The Salvation Army supports displaced people in Maiduguri, …
14 hours ago · News and Press Release in English on Nigeria about Food and Nutrition, ... The Salvation Army in Nigeria is supporting displaced people in Maiduguri, Borno State, with food and hygiene items ...