The death toll is in reality likely to be higher, said Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris, reporting from Mokwa. “The usual thing is when an official tells you 151 are dead or missing, you are likely to ...

Flash floods hit Mokwa, a market town located in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State. It followed intense rainfall that began about 3am (02:00 GMT) on Thursday, according to the Nigerian Red ...

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 ...

88 people dead after floods hit Nigeria At least 151 people have now been confirmed dead after heavy rainfall unleashed flooding in a market town in north-central Nigeria, the local emergency ...

In 2022, the country's worst wave of floods in more than a decade killed more than 600 people, displaced around 1.4 million and destroyed 440,000 hectares (1.09 million acres) of farmland.

MOKWA, Nigeria (AP) — On May 29, Mallam Hassan Umar stood waist-deep and barefoot in muddy water, his eyes on the remnants of his Arabic school, now reduced to sludge and shattered wood by devastating ...

ECW investments in Nigeria have reached close to 600,000 children with quality education supports. This includes more than 125,000 IDPs, 440,000 host community children and thousands of refugees ...

Floods kill at least 111 as northern Nigeria battles climate change, dry spells and heavy rainfall Heavy rain causes deadly flooding in Mokwa, Nigeria, with more casualties expected Associated Press ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 151 people have now been confirmed dead after heavy rainfall unleashed flooding in a market town in north-central Niger ...