Nigeria Flash Floods: Which is the most affected area, which of the flood caused? | Flood news

Flood floods triggered by heavy rains, destroyed a central Nigerian state, to kill at least 150 Transfer thousands of people since Thursday and rescue workers say payments can rise.

Search and rescue operations continue to be damaged and destroyed the roads that are believed to be reduced to the Niger River.

This is how floods and Nigeria are prone to such measures.

Which areas are stoned in Nigeria?

Flash floods hit Mokwa, a market city located in the northern Central Nigeria in Nigeria. Followed heavy rain The Nigeria started about 3am (02:00 GMT) on Thursday (02:00 GMT) on Thursday.

Mokwa is the main meeting and transit point for traders from the south and food growers in the north. The Nigerian capital is nearly close to 350 km (217 miles) east of Abuja. Mokwa’s approximate population 400,000 people are the fourth largest state of the country, which covers more from Belgium or Switzerland.

How many people died?

More than 150 people killed when rescue teams continue to rescue and searching for missing people.

The number of real dead is likely to be higher As many as the Niger River of the Niger River, Al Jazir, Ahmet Idris said he reported from Mokwa.

“An ordinary thing is that an officer says that 151 is dead or missing, two, three or four more likely to multiply,” he said.

Niger State Ambulance Representative, Ibrahim Audu Huseyni Huseyni Husseini Husseini, 265 houses were expelled and two bridges were destroyed in the flood.

At the AFP News Agency, 121 people were in hospital, and more than 100 people, the head of the Red Cross in Niger, Gideon Adamu said.

“We cannot refuse to search as long as families cried.”

Farida Auwalu, surviving a family of 16 years old, lost seven children in the flood. The bodies of four children of Farida were found and buried.

“My hope is to see the rest of the bodies and give a worthy burial and close.”

What caused the Flood in Nigeria?

Experts said that the frequency and violence of floods in Nigeria have increased due to climate change, unregulated construction and weak drainage infrastructure.

The inhabitants of Mokwa also said that the flood “is a greater problem above, maybe a warehouse explosion, but still officials did not confirm.” The state of Niger has three large dams – Kainji, Jebba and Shiroro – is built of a fourth.

Despite the flood risks, according to the analyst at the University of Nigeria, Ugonna Nkwunonwo was a lack of political will to carry out solutions for them. “The amount of rain you expect in a year can probably be within one or two months and people are not ready for such rain,” Al Jazeera said.

Many fields in the country There is no proper drain Systems and existing ones are often blocked by waste, causing water to collect in the streets during heavy rains. In addition, rapid city development without proper planning caused the construction of buildings in flooding areas, reduced water by reducing the natural ability of the soil. Increasing the flood of water over the territory for agriculture and development, reduces land strength to reduce rain.

Local leaders and residents call on the state and federal bodies to reset and protect them from the flooding and intervening with infrastructure.

“Alerts, especially when the rains begin to rise every year, and the authorities or communities living on the river coast, but we continue to see more life and property damage due to rain every year,” said Idris.

How does the government meet?

Emergency services – National Ambulance Agency (NEMA), Nigerian Ambulance Agency, Nigeria Red Cross and Local Volunteers – search and rescue operations.

President Bola Tinubu also provided an emergency response, including assistance and temporary shelter.

“Search and rescue work continues, and all relevant federal agencies have been mobilized to support the efforts of the state government,” Tinubu wrote in a social media post on Saturday.

However, the damaged roads and bridges are complex rescue and recovery efforts.

Some floods are struggling to get the main help of the survivors. “No one brought no money or food to help the victims. As you can see, many of them have a place to sleep,” Hassan Omar told Al Jazeera to Al Jazeera in Mokwa.

An uniting the northern and south-western regions of the country collapsed, leaving motorists and violated the movement of vehicles in the region.

What was the latest natural disaster in Nigeria?

Severe flood in northwestern city in September Liquid In Borno province, the city was two-thirds, and at least 30 deaths and about half a million were expelled.

More than 200 prisoners also flooded from a damaged prison. The disaster triggered with the weeks of Alau Warehouse in northeastern Nigeria and the collapse of Alau Warehouse.

In 2024, watering more than 1,200 people in the country, and displaced 1.2 million At least 31 of 36 states according to NEMA.

In what states in Nigeria tend to floods?

Nigerian Meteorological Agency, 36 provinces of Nigeria, including Niger, Wednesday warned flash floods from Friday.

Low-false states such as Bayelsa, Rivers and Delta are often floods due to coastal places in Niger Delta region. In the north, Kogi, Beno and Borno states also include floods because they are in large rivers.

Country Rainy season In April, it usually begins in April, and the hottest month of August continues in October. During this period, heavy rainfall creates a problem every year, because the infrastructure destroys and exacerbates with inadequate drainage.

Although the flood is a spread during the rainy season in Nigeria, now it is not the summit of the rain, but Idris said. “In some states, the rains were only a month and still see it.”