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Nigeria - Floods, update (IOM, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 02 September 2022)

  • The rainy season has been affecting nine communities across the north-eastern State of Adamawa, causing floods and leading to casualties and damage.
  • According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), at least 58 people have died, 3,800 people have been affected and more than 400 houses have been flooded.
  • For the next 24 hours, moderate to heavy rain is forecast over most parts of Nigeria, particularly over the central, northern-central and north-eastern States.