2011-09-01 09:55:53

Nigeria: 102 people killed in flash flooding


Flash flooding across Nigeria's southwest has killed at least 102 people in the last week, with the major flood hitting hardest in Oyo state's capital of Ibadan. Heavy rains there on Friday made a local dam overflow, sending water crashing through the informal settlements surrounding the city. The water also damaged three bridges in the area, trapping people in their neighborhoods. Some 1,500 people remain displaced by the torrential downpours.








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