Adamu Yusuf's life has been upended since he lost nine of his family members in Tiffin Maza, one of two communities in his town worst-hit by floods in north-central Nigeria. The father-of-one, 36, said his wife and newborn baby were among those washed away in floods early on Thursday morning in Niger state.

Severe floods in Mokwa, Nigeria have claimed 151 lives and displaced over 3,000 individuals. Heavy rains left neighborhoods submerged, affecting over 500 households. Authorities are grappling with the aftermath as emergency services work to assist those in need and assess the extent of the damage.

ABUJA, 2nd June, 2025 (WAM) -- The death toll from devastating flooding in a market town in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger rose to at least 200 on Sunday, a local official said.

Flash flooding earlier this week in central Nigeria killed more than 150 people, while displacing 3,000, levelling more than 250 homes and washing away two bridges