Abuja, Oct 17 (BNA) The death toll from floods in Nigeria this year has risen to 603 as local authorities race to deliver relief items to hundreds of thousands of evacuees from their flooded homes.
More than 1.3 million people have been displaced by the disaster, which has affected people in 33 of Nigeria’s 36 states, the country’s Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs said late Sunday.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari directed “all concerned parties to work to restore life to normal,” according to a statement issued by the presidency.
Nigeria experiences annual floods especially in coastal areas, but this year’s floods are the worst in over a decade.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs said President Buhari last week approved 12,000 metric tons of grain for flood victims.
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