Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reports that more than 600 people have died in flooding that has hit 33 out of 36 states throughout the country. Governors of Delta, Bayelsa, Kogi, Benue and Anambra states separately urgently requested the federal government for more help in aiding those who have lost their homes.
While 1.3 million people are displaced across the country, southeastern Anambra state is reportedly one of the hardest hit, with 651,000 displaced. Officials are trying to get relief to hundreds of thousands who have been evacuated.
