Overview

• At least 25 people have died and 11 remain missing after flash floods struck five communities in Yola over the weekend
• The National Emergency Management Agency reports 5,560 residents have been uprooted and are receiving food, water and shelter at the Aliyu Musdafa College camp
• Dozens of flood victims suffered injuries as homes and streets were submerged, raising fears of waterborne diseases among relief agencies
• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warns of further heavy rainfall and recommends that residents move to safer, higher-elevation areas
• Scientists link the escalating severity of Nigeria’s wet-season floods to climate change and point to inadequate infrastructure and poor drainage as key vulnerabilities