Overview

• NEMA reported 25 deaths and 11 missing after flash floods hit five communities around Yola between July 27 and 29.
• The rains uprooted more than 5,560 people who are now housed in a temporary camp at Aliyu Musdafa College.
• Government and non-governmental partners have mobilized to provide shelter, food and clean water for displaced residents.
• Since the wet season began in May, over 200 people have drowned in floods across Nigeria, underscoring weak infrastructure.
• Experts attribute the escalating flood damage to climate-driven extreme rainfall, warning of further threats to communities.