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11:56, 17-Jul-2018
44 dead, 20 missing in Nigeria's flood-hit Katsina state
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11:34, 20-Jul-2018
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Floods caused by heavy rain in Nigeria's northwest Katsina claimed 44 lives over the weekend and left 20 local people missing, the state governor said on Monday.
More than 500 houses were destroyed and thousands of people were made homeless, said Aminu Masari, the governor of Katsina.
"The water from the river moved in a reverse order and come back to the town and caused the flooding," he said after inspecting the affected areas in the state.
Aerial view of flooding in the Niger Delta, Nigeria, 2017. /VCG Photo
Aerial view of flooding in the Niger Delta, Nigeria, 2017. /VCG Photo
The governor said the government had already relocated the victims to a primary school in the area and a relief agency had brought 13 trucks loaded with relief materials for distribution to the victims.
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness and concern over the unprecedented devastation caused by floods in Katsina state and other parts of the country.
(Cover: A man flees a flood-hit village in Nigeria's northwest Sokoto state, Sept. 27, 2010. /VCG Photo)
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency