Tragedy in Africa: Floods in Nigeria have already died

Nigerian officials said that at least 150 people were killed as a result of heavy rains that hit the Mokwa city called Mokwa in the northern region of the country.

Ibrahim Hussainini, State Emergency Management Organization Representative, CNN 151 bodies, including “many children”, were recovered this Saturday (31) until 09H00, local time, (5 in the morning, Bracelia time).

More than 3,000 other people were displacedHussainini said the number of dead people would increase as rescue teams were looking for more bodies.

Hasan Abdullahi, a resident of 26 -year -old in Mokwa, said CNN He lost nine family members, including his elderly mother, and two niece and niece, who were 4 to 8 years old, when they hit the house where they lived.

“I feel so bad. I want to bring them alive (back) alive, but there is no way,” Abdullahi said. He said none of the family goods were seized from the flood.

“We have lost everything. We don’t have a single clothes or shoe. We have never slept anywhere. We are in a lot of pain.”

Surprised the flood residents

The West African (NEMA) disaster auxiliary company reported Thursday morning (29) KPEGE surroundings Mokwa, “When the residents are almost asleep.”

Niger’s state government claimed that the “deadly disaster of the flood” had destroyed the two groups “after several hours of torrential rain”, which was the result of “loss of lives” and housing.

North Nigeria is prone to annual flooding, which often causes deaths and displacement.

Last year, in the same area, weeks of flooding caused more than 200 deaths and changed 386,000 people, according to Nema data, CNN.

The region was also affected in 2022, and Nigeria recorded garbage floods in a decade.

On this occasion, more than 600 people died across the country and more than 1 million people had to leave homes.