The death toll from Nigeria floods to 115 people has risen
devastating floods in Nigeria The death toll from the violent floods that struck the town of Moca in central Nigeria on Wednesday, to at least 115 people, according to local ambulances announced today, Friday. “We have so far recovered 115 bodies, and we expect to find more, as the torrents were swept away of many people to the Niger River & quot;,” said Ibrahim Hosseini, a spokesman for the emergency services. The director of operations at the National Emergency Administration Agency in the state of Niger, Hosseini Issa, had announced earlier that the number of victims reached about 88, while the death toll recorded only 36 people. The heavy rains, which fell on Wednesday evening, destroyed dozens of houses in the town of Mokoa, which led to the sinking of a large number of residents. Rescue teams are still continuing searches for missing persons. Nigeria, the largest country in Africa in terms of population, is witnessing frequent seasonal floods during the rains from May to September. Experts attribute these extremist phenomena to climate change, in addition to the weak infrastructure, especially sewage networks, the spread of random construction in areas exposed to floods, and waste accumulation in waterways.
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