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People walk through floodwaters near flooded farmlands after heavy rainfall in Hadeja, Nigeria, Sept 19, 2022

Video. Severe floods in Nigeria leave residents displaced

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Residents have been forced to flee their homes in northeastern Nigeria after a dam collapsed unleashing severe flooding.

Torrential rains caused severe flooding, impacting much of Maiduguri and the Jere Local Government Area. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Nigeria described it as the worst flooding in decades.

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