The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) says the death toll from the flooding incident in the state has risen to ...

The federal government has approved the sum of N80 billion for the rehabilitation and expansion of the Alau Dam in Maiduguri, Borno State, to check the incidences of flooding in the state.

The collapse of the Alau dam in the state of Borno caused some of the state's worst flooding since the same dam collapsed 30 years ago, and prompted many residents to flee their homes. The dam was ...

For years, villagers who lived near the Alau dam in northeastern Nigeria had told government officials that the structure was broken and the reservoir behind it too full. But in early September ...

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Following the collapse of the Alau Dam in Maiduguri, Borno State, residents have lamented that their livelihoods have been washed away. The dam collapsed on Tuesday, causing a humanitarian crisis ...

Authorities have urged immediate evacuation of residents along riverbanks, as the overflowing dam threatens further destruction. The Alau Dam, constructed between 1984 and 1986, was originally ...

The flood was triggered by the failure of the Alau dam and heavy rain, unleashing a torrent of water on the Borno State capital. As the water roared through the southern part of Borno, it smashed ...

Flood water from an overflowing dam has destroyed thousands of homes in Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno state in northeast Nigeria, and emergency officials fear the situation could get worse.