Floods have killed at least 179 people and displaced around 200,000 more in parts of Nigeria after a “few weeks” of intense rain, an emergency official said on Thursday.
Most of the serious flooding has been in the north of Nigeria so far. At least 107,600 hectares (265,885 acres) of farmlands have also been affected, figures published by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) showed.
Most of the deaths were in the country’s northern region, but NEMA spokesman Ezekiel Manzo said the central and southern parts of Nigeria may be hit harder as rain intensifies.