West Africa Braces for More Rain
A Thousand Lives Lost, and Millions Disrupted, by Flooding in Western Africa
The city of Maiduguri, in Nigeria, had been drought-stricken. Then the rains, amplified by climate change, began and wouldn’t stop, inundating homes and overwhelming a dam.
Torrential rains unleash catastrophic floods in West Africa
As torrential rains across Central and West Africa have unleashed the most catastrophic floods in decades, residents of Maiduguri, the capital of the fragile Nigerian state of Borno — which has been at the center of an Islamic extremists' insurgency — said they have seen it all.
West Africa to Get More Rain After Floods Affect Millions
West Africa faces more heavy rains this week after flooding in a region that’s seen at least 2.3 million people displaced by rising waters in 2024 alone.
‘Water is flooding everywhere’ as torrential rains sweep through West and Central Africa
As torrential rains sweep through Central and West Africa, floods have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands across the region.
‘Water Is Coming.’ Floods Devastate West and Central Africa
Flooding caused by heavy rains has left more than 1,000 people dead and hundreds of thousands of homes destroyed.
Torrential rain and severe flooding has displaced millions in West and Central Africa
Heavy rains have caused massive flooding and devastation across a number of cities and towns across West and Central Africa, impacting millions of people.
Deadly flooding in Africa leaves corpses of crocodile, snakes floating among human bodies
The torrential rains have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands more across the region this year.
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