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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Taiwo Adebayo and Chinedu Asadu

At least 151 killed after flash floods submerge Nigerian town

At least 151 people have been confirmed dead following severe flooding in Mokwa, - (Associated Press/Chenemi Bamaiyi)

At least 151 people have died after heavy rainfall sparked severe flooding in Mokwa, a market town in north-central Nigeria.

Ibrahim Audu Husseini, spokesman for the Niger state emergency agency, stated that more than 3,000 people have been displaced by the disaster in the town, situated more than 180 miles west of Nigeria's capital, Abuja.

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