ABUJA, May 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Flash flooding earlier this week in the central Nigerian town of Mokwa killed more than 150 people, a spokesman for the Niger State Emergency Management Agency said on Saturday, warning that the toll could still rise.
The figures shared by Ibrahim Audu Husseini noted a sharp rise from the previous toll of 115 dead, while also showing more than 3,000 people were displaced, 265 houses “completely destroyed” and two bridges washed away. — NNN-AGENCIES
