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Niger State Emergency Management Agency
Massive flooding in Nigerian town leaves 200 dead, thousands displaced
In one of Nigeria’s deadliest flood events in recent memory, 200 people have been confirmed dead in Mokwa, a market town in the country’s north-central state of Niger, after a pre-dawn deluge on Thursday triggered rapid, large-scale flooding. Authorities confirmed the revised death toll on Sunday as rescue efforts were formally halted. The flooding, described…
