Floods claim 170 lives in Nigeria

At least 170 people were killed and nearly 2,000 injured in rain-and-flood-related incidents across Nigeria during two weeks of flooding, Anadolu Ajansı reported.

Over 205,000 people were displaced during the floods.

According to the latest Flood National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) figures updated on Tuesday and released by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), so far, 170 people have been killed, 1,941 injured, and 205,338 displaced from their homes in nearly all states.

Eight states in the country’s northern region have been hit hard, with rain continuing in several regions and meteorological authorities forecasting the downpour to last for the next month.

Floods have also washed away standing crops on tens of thousands of hectares of land, raising concerns about food availability in the West African nation this year.