BREAKING: Heavy Flooding in Maiduguri as Alau Dam Breaks …
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Maiduguri residents are on high alert as severe flooding has submerged homes following the overflow of the Alau Dam, which has been at full capacity for a week.
‘Half the city underwater’: One million affected by northern Nigeria ...
WEBSep 12, 2024 · The heavy surge of water buried half the state capital, Maiduguri, damaging buildings and infrastructure. Authorities say some one million people are affected, of which about 200,000 are...
Nigeria floods kill at least 30 people and displace some 400,000
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Severe flooding in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has claimed at least 30 lives and forced 400,000 people from their homes, officials said Wednesday.
Hundreds flee in northwest Nigeria after attacks, official, residents ...
WEBMAIDUGURI, Nigeria, May 27 (Reuters) - Hundreds of people have fled their villages in a rural community in northwestern Nigeria after weekend attacks by armed groups left 10 dead and at least 160...
Maiduguri Flood: FG Begins Evacuation, Opens IDP Camps For …
WEBSep 11, 2024 · A general view of flood water surrounding belongings of people in Maiduguri on September 10, 2024 Photo by Audu MARTE-AFP. One of the spillways of Alau Dam collapsed, leading to a significant ...
'Water is flooding everywhere' as torrential rains sweep through …
WEB1 day ago · Houses are partially submerged following a dam collapse in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, Sept 10, 2024. (AP Photos/ Musa Ajit Borno) ... ABC News Live. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live ...
'Water is flooding everywhere' as torrential rains sweep through …
WEB1 day ago · Key bridges connecting Maiduguri collapsed, turning the city into a temporary river. Governor Babagana Zulum urgently appealed for international assistance. “Our resources are stretched to the limit, and we cannot do this alone,” he said. ... “It's a big risk to live in a mud hut but we don’t have the means to build concrete ones.” ...
Catastrophic Flood Hits Maiduguri After Alau Dam Collapse
WEBSep 10, 2024 · A catastrophic flood has swept through Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, following the collapse of the Alau Dam early Tuesday morning. The dam, which had been at full capacity for the past week, gave way, unleashing torrents of water onto the city.
Video: Shettima in Maiduguri, Says Govt ‘ll Tackle ... - THISDAYLIVE
WEBSep 10, 2024 · The Vice President is in Maiduguri for on-the-spot assessment of the ravaging floods that have displaced communities in the state. Commiserating with victims of the flood disaster, Shettima ...
Hundreds of hostages, mostly women and children, are rescued …
WEBMay 21, 2024 · Hundreds of hostages mostly children whose mothers were held captive and forcefully married by Islamic extremists in northeastern Nigeria have been rescued from their key forest enclave and handed over to authorities, the West African nation’s army said late …