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Nigeria Flood Death Toll: 88 people have died in the floods in Mokwa city of Nigeria. Rescue operations continue. Mokwa is a trading center, which is now completely ruined. Every …Read more
Floods in Nigeria caused piles of corpses. (AP)
Highlights
- 88 people died due to floods in Nigeria
- Dam broke out in Mokwa city
- Rescue operations continue, hundreds of families in relief camps
New Delhi. The city of Mokwa of Niger province of Nigeria, African, is sitting on a pile of corpses at this time. A dam built near the city broke after continuous torrential rains. After which there was such a flood here that the orgy of death was seen. A total of 88 dead bodies have been removed so far. Every new day is moving forward with the number of new corpses. According to information received from the capital Minna, the rescue operation is still going on. Hussaini Jesus, head of relief and rescue teams, said that many people are still stranded. We are constantly removing the dead bodies. The number is increasing.
This flood did not just bring water, but also shed expectations. Mokwa Niger is a major trading center in the state. Now it is completely ruined. The disaster started with torrential rains that lasted for hours, but the devastation deepened when a dam built near the city broke. According to the local residents, the water spread so fast that people did not even get a chance to get out of the houses. A woman cried crying, “My son was swept away in front of my eyes… I just kept screaming.”
Hundreds of families reached relief camps
This is not the first time that Nigeria has been caught by such a tragedy. Something similar happened in September last year. At that time, 30 people died and millions became homeless. The violence of terrorist organizations like Boko Haram made that humanitarian crisis even more frightening. The coastal areas of Niger and Benue rivers often flood. But what happened this time, he has shaken the whole country. Hundreds of families are still waiting in relief camps – someone’s news, or of a new morning.
I am active in journalism for more than 14 years long. In 2010, after starting his career with Dainik Bhaskar newspaper, he worked as a reporter in New World, Dainik Jagran and Punjab Kesari. During this time crime and …Read more
I am active in journalism for more than 14 years long. In 2010, after starting his career with Dainik Bhaskar newspaper, he worked as a reporter in New World, Dainik Jagran and Punjab Kesari. During this time crime and … Read more
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