Floods kill at least 111 in Nigeria
發佈日期: 2025-05-31 12:45
TVB News
Torrents of rain unleashed flooding that killed at least 111 people in a market town in northern Nigeria. It is predicted that the death toll would grow.
The Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency did not immediately say how much rain fell in the town of Mokwa, which sits in the state of Niger more than 180 miles (300 kilometres) west of Abuja.
Communities in northern Nigeria have been experiencing prolonged dry spells worsened by climate change and excessive rainfall that leads to severe flooding during the brief wet season.
In videos and photos on social media, floodwaters covered neighbourhoods and homes were submerged, with their roofs barely visible above the brown currents. Waist-deep in water, residents tried to salvage what they could, or rescue others.
