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Situation Overview
As of 6 July, heavy rains across the Sahel flooded areas in 22of the 27 Local Government Areas (LGAs) that are not usually flood prone in JigawaState in Northwest Nigeria. According to data from the Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) dated 4 November after a joint SEMA/NEMA/IOM/Red Cross assessment, 115 people were killed, often due to the collapse of the homes and capsizing of boats.
The disaster affected approximately 241,053 people, resulting in 81,018 displacements, including 16,040 in 58 temporary camps located across 12 LGAs, including schools and mosques. 95% of all camps had closed by late November, prompting people to return home. Those who remain in parts of the schools (while schooling is ongoing in other parts of the building) have mostly seen their home collapse.
Jigawa is the only one of the 36 Nigerian states declared open defecation free since 2022, which might have limited the number of cholera cases recorded since February. However, the Jigawa Ministry of Health reported 1,320 cholera cases, including 67 deaths, as of 17 November. After the floods, the number of cases significantly increased, but the temporary camps did not detect any cases.