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Heavy rains have caused flooding in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 49 people and displacing thousands, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Monday.
National Emergency Management Agency spokesman Manzo Ezekiel said three northeastern states, Jigawa, Adamawa and Taraba, were severely hit by floods, leaving 41,344 people displaced.
In 2022, Nigeria experienced its worst floods in more than a decade, killing more than 600 people, displacing about 1.4 million people, and destroying 440,000 hectares of farmland.
“We are entering the peak of the locust season and the situation is very serious, especially in the north of the country,” Ezekiel told Reuters.
The floods also destroyed farmland, affecting about 693 hectares of farmland. Nigeria is grappling with double-digit inflation, which is exacerbated by high food prices.
Heavy rains have exacerbated the woes of the agricultural sector, with farmers fleeing their farms in the northeast due to repeated attacks by militants.
The Indian government said in its flood outlook for this year that 31 of the country’s 36 states are at risk of “high flooding”.
“We also have information about the high tides in the upper Niger River countries before they reach Nigeria. All of these tides are flowing towards Nigeria. We are starting to see our predictions being confirmed,” Ezekiel said.
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Reuters
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