Fears of outbreaks grow in Maiduguri following severe flooding
WEB1 day ago · Maiduguri- Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is highly concerned about the significant risk of malaria and waterborne diseases, including cholera, following the recent flooding that swallowed vast parts of Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria. There is also fear that this crisis could increase the levels of malnutrition in the area.
Borno dam collapse: FG opens IDP camps as flood submerges 70% of Maiduguri
WEBSep 10, 2024 · At least 125,805 hectares of farmland have also been affected, NEMA figures showed. Tinubu intervenes. President Tinubu expressed deep concerns over the flooding in Maiduguri and tasked...
Seyi Tinubu storms Maiduguri, donates over N500m to flood victims
WEB21 hours ago · Seyi Tinubu, the son of Nigeria's President, Bola Tinubu, recently visited Maiduguri, Borno State, to provide aid to victims of the devastating flood that ravaged the city.
Fears of outbreaks grow in Maiduguri following severe flooding
WEB2 days ago · Fears of outbreaks grow in Maiduguri following severe flooding. Nurse Yakellu takes a blood sample from a displaced woman to test for malaria at Teachers Village camp, Maiduguri, Borno state ...
Nigeria Floods: Three million children in Borno state without …
WEB2 days ago · MAIDUGURI, 19 September 2024 ... and with stretches of farmland now destroyed by floodwater, ... Country Director of Save the Children in Nigeria, has just visited Maiduguri in Borno state.
Why Borno is experiencing worst flood in 30 years - Daily Trust
WEBSep 10, 2024 · The collapse of Alau Dam that has been allegedly filled to capacity for the past one week is the cause of the flood in Borno State. Daily Trust had reported how thousands of residents fled their homes following a devastating flood in parts of Maiduguri, Borno state capital. The last time…
Borno flood, dams and climate change - Punch Newspapers
WEBSep 12, 2024 · The dam’s failure has brought about the catastrophe we are witnessing. Emerging reports specify that about 70 per cent of the capital city is flooded. The topography of the city is not helping ...
Nigeria churches appeal for support as floods strike Maiduguri
WEB2 days ago · Climate change has been widely felt in northern Nigeria, particularly in Maiduguri, where rainfall patterns have become more erratic and the river basin dynamics more complex. Across Nigeria, floods have hit 30 of the country ’ s 36 states, with Borno State being the most affected in terms of population. Amidst record rises in food and fuel ...
Nigeria's Diocese of Maiduguri appeals for aid as floods strike …
WEB1 day ago · Apart from Maiduguri, the floods have also ravaged 30 out of 36 of Nigeria's states. According to the United Nations, the floods in the country have killed 269 people and displaced over 640,000 ...
UN Country Team visits Maiduguri, pledges more support for …
WEBSep 15, 2024 · The severe flash flooding in Maiduguri during the night of 9 September caused by the collapse of the Alau Dam has displaced tens of thousands of people. Heads of UN agencies in Nigeria, together with country directors from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the Nigeria Red Cross Society visited Maiduguri today. They met with affected people and Government officials in the Borno State ...
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