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Nigeria floods kill at least 30 people, displace some 400,000

Sep 12, 2024

Abuja [Nigeria], September 12: Severe flooding in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has claimed at least 30 lives and forced 400,000 people from their homes, officials said Wednesday.
"The death toll is 30," National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) spokesman Ezekiel Manzo told AFP a day after water from an overflowing dam swept away thousands of homes in the capital city of Borno state.
Source: Emirates News Agency

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