Nigeria's Disasters Agency Says 100 People Killed in Floods

Floods in much of central and southern Nigeria have killed 100 people across 10 states, the country's emergency and disasters agency said on Monday. Such flooding tends to occur every year in the rainy season, exacerbated by poor infrastructure and lack of planning to protect against inundation, but this year the destruction has been the worst since 2012. "Based on the data available, 100 people have so far died in 10 states," said Sani Datti, spokesman for the National...

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