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Mokwa Floods in Nigeria Kill 151 and Displace Over 3,000
- At least 151 people died and over 3,000 were displaced after flooding hit Mokwa, a town in Niger state, Nigeria, following heavy rain before dawn on Friday.
- Local officials attribute the flooding to heavy rainfall during Nigeria's short wet season, which was intensified by extended periods of drought made more severe by climate change.
- In Mokwa, a key agricultural and trading center near the Niger River, flooding impacted hundreds of families in multiple communities, submerging roofs and leaving residents wading through waist-high water.
- President Bola Tinubu announced that emergency response teams have been activated to assist the state, with federal agencies collaborating to aid ongoing search-and-rescue efforts, while relief supplies and shelter are being provided to those affected.
- The disaster prompted mourning and rescue efforts amid fears of more casualties, while officials pledge no affected Nigerian will be left behind during recovery efforts.
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Mokwa, in the state of Niger, in the western centre of Nigeria, was the scene of violent floods, on May 29, 2025. If the last official record is nearly 150 victims, it could be much higher, according to a member of the local government: "People are still digging! And every two-three hours, we find new bodies..."
The sudden floods that hit the Nigerian city of Mokwa caused the death of at least 150 people and destroyed more than 250 buildings. The article Nigeria, the devastation in Mokwa after the floods: at least 150 deaths come from The Daily Fatto.
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ABUJA, June 2 — Search teams fanned out Saturday from the epicentre of deadly flash flooding in Nigeria, the Red Cross said, as the death toll from heavy rains in the north-central market town of Mokwa topped 150. The sharp rise in the toll came as bodies were recovered nearly 10 kilometres from the town, where more than 250 buildings were levelled and two bridges were swept away, a spokesman for the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Ibra…
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