An estimate of about 100 communities in Niger State have been submerged following the overflow of the River Niger, The longest River in Nigeria.
Farmlands and houses have also been destroyed, leaving residents of the affected communities homeless.
This comes weeks after the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) issued a flood alert for seven states – Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Kogi, Anambra, Delta, and Bayelsa – on the floodplains of River Niger.
The agency also warned that the steady rise in water levels and weather forecast in the coming weeks have put Nigeria at risk of witnessing a recurrence of catastrophic flooding similar to what it witnessed in 2012.
