The Latest Breaking News from Maiduguri

Prisoners fled when the walls of their jail collapsed in the country’s worst flooding in two decades

Evacuations are being ramped up in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, which is experiencing the worst flooding seen in Borno state in decades. This comes after the Alau Dam gave way on Tuesday, following prolonged strain from intense rain. Hundreds of thousands of people are in danger.

It’s the worst such flooding in the northeastern city of Maiduguri in 30 years, authorities say.

The collapse of a dam in northeast Nigeria caused heavy flooding in the city of Maiduguri that killed at least 30 people and forced 400,000 people to leave their homes.

Severe flooding in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has claimed at least 30 lives and forced 400,000 people from their homes, officials said Wednesday.

Authorities in Borno State rush to provide shelter for residents displaced by the severe flooding.

Flood water from an overflowing dam has destroyed thousands of homes in Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno state in northeast Nigeria, with emergency officials fearing the situation could get worse.

In 2014, Rabiat and 275 other schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram in the town of Chibok. Dozens are still missing.

Boko Haram activity has displaced thousands in northeast Nigeria, but some are being resettled in their old villages.

Over 1.3 million children under 5 are likely suffering acute malnourishment in northeast Nigeria, according to the UN.

Millions of people affected by Boko Haram’s armed campaign are in need of urgent humanitarian aid.