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At least 151 killed in Nigerian flash flooding

May 31 (UPI) -- Torrential rains over two days caused flash flooding that killed at least 151 people in Mokwa, Nigeria. The death toll is expected to climb in the city that has a population of more than 416,000 and is located 235 miles west of the Nigerian capital of Abuja, the BBC reported Saturday. The flash flooding was Friday.

Al Jazeera on MSN · 2d

Nigeria flash floods: Which is most affected area, what caused the deluge?

Flash floods triggered by heavy rains have devastated a central Nigerian state, killing at least 150 people and displacing thousands since Thursday, and rescue workers say the toll could rise. Search and rescue operations are ongoing as roads have been damaged and homes destroyed while bodies are believed to have been swept down the Niger River.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Death toll in Nigeria floods rises to 151

(Reuters) -Flooding in Nigeria's Niger State this week has killed 151 people and forced several thousand from their homes, an emergency official told Reuters on Saturday. Ibrahim Audu Hussaini, director of information at the Niger State Emergency Management Agency,

CNN1y

Ten countries and territories saw severe flooding in just 12 days. Is this the future of climate change?

Scientists warn that these types of extreme weather events, affecting countries all over the world ... it “one of the most powerful storms to ever hit Europe.” The floods, which followed ...

Wide Open Spaces on MSN1d

More Than 200 Dead In Devastating Flood - The Worst In 60 Years

Image via Shutterstock More than 200 people have tragically died in a terrifying flood. It's a devastating loss that's being ...

Death toll reaches at least 200 in Nigerian town submerged in floods as rescue efforts halted

The death toll from devastating flooding in a market town in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger rose to at least 200 on ...

Science Daily20d

World's rivers remapped to improve flood modeling

A team has created the most complete map of the world's rivers ever made offering a major leap forward for flood prediction, climate risk planning, and water resource management in a warming ...

The Independent2mon

Flood and drought exposure ‘ramping up for world’s most populated cities’

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

India’s monsoon floods kill at least 22 people in the country’s northeast

Landslides and flash flooding in India's northeast have killed at least 22 people. Officials say they include three from a ...

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