The fatal floods have increased to more than 200 official deaths after striking Mokwa, Nigerian village on Thursday, officials said.
But another 500 people are still missing in central central Niger, but local officials Musa Kimboku said that the BBC had stopped rescue efforts because the BBC did not think that rescue efforts could survive anymore.
The floods have been found to be the worst in the area for 60 years, sweeping the mother and region of Tiffin Maza and Angu Wanhausawa after heavy rain.
In order to prevent diseases in the area, the authorities will soon begin to dig the bodies buried in the basement, Muhammadu Aliyu said.
Talking about the scene of the disaster, local residents told the BBC after seeing the BBC’s washing their homes and families.
A man Adamu Yusuf lost his wife and newborn.
“Water was helpless while washing the family. I survived because I could swim.”
Another resident, Saliu Sulaiman, said he became homeless and destroyed cash profits.
“I lost at least $ 1,500 in the flood. It was the proceeds from the farm farms the day before. I considered going back to the room to get it, but the pressure of the water was afraid of me.”
Some local residents said the floods were too destructive because the nearby dam broke out, but the authorities did not confirm this.
Sunday, NEMA (National Emergency Management Agency) announced that it has begun to provide relief packages to affected people.
The agency was influenced by the floods of roads and bridges in Facebook’s posts, which had a knocked down on the local economy and transportation.
The Nigerian Red Cross issued a statement on Friday, “serious life loss and extensive pain.”
In the rainy season, floods are not uncommon and lasts from April to October.
In 2024, Nigeria experienced floods in heavy rains, causing deaths and driving people at home.
In 2022, more than 600 people were killed and 1.3 million were killed in 2022.
