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FAST FACTS
- On September 10, more than 40% of Maiduguri Municipal Council experienced extreme flooding when torrential rain resulted in the reservoir Alau Dam overflowing.
- More than 414,000 people have been affected by floods in Borno state, with 37 deaths reported and 58 people injured.
- The floods have destroyed critical infrastructure and heightened the risk of disease outbreaks, especially in camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs).
OUR FOOTPRINT
- International Medical Corps has worked in Nigeria since 2014, providing primary and secondary healthcare, capacity-building, gender-based violence prevention and treatment, nutrition support, food security programs, mental health and psychosocial support, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services.
OUR RESPONSE
- International Medical Corps is working in three IDP camps to address immediate needs through essential health, nutrition, WASH and protection services.
- International Medical Corps set up four emergency mobile clinics to provide health screenings, services and medicine.
- International Medical Corps is conducting screening of children 6–59 months for acute malnutrition, and providing outpatient treatments for those identified with severe acute malnutrition.
- International Medical Corps is providing essential protection services through psychosocial support for women and girls.
On the morning of September 10, the city of Maiduguri in Borno state experienced extreme flooding caused by a heavy downpour that affected the Alau Dam and its reservoir, located less than 19km from the city.
Flooding is reportedly covering more than 40% of Maiduguri Municipal Council (MMC), which has an estimated population of more than 870,000 people—including the Muna and Jere camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs), with a combined population of approximately 230,000. More than 414,000 people have been affected by the flooding in Borno, with 37 deaths reported and 58 people injured. Two major bridges in Maiduguri (Lagos Street Bridge and Gwange Bridge) have partially collapsed.
Immediate needs include food, shelter and clean water, as multiple water sources have been contaminated. Protection also remains a major concern, especially among unaccompanied and separated children, older persons and people living with disabilities. Intermediate needs include non-food items and interventions to prevent the outbreak of diseases such as cholera and malaria in congested sites, especially overcrowded IDP camps. The floods have also damaged nutrition stabilization centers treating severely malnourished children in the MMC and Jere local government areas.