At least 88 people have died in a flood that inundated the market town of Mokwa in Nigeria's Niger state on May 29, The Associated Press reports, according to UNN.
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Husseini Isah of the state's National Emergency Management Agency said many more people are in danger and rescue efforts are continuing on Friday. Initial reports said at least 20 people had died.
The number continues to grow. But according to the latest estimates, 88 bodies were found
The floods were caused by heavy rains that lasted for several hours. According to local residents and local officials, the situation was aggravated by a dam break in a neighboring town.
As a reminder, as a result of the flood in New South Wales in Australia, two people died, two more were missing. About 50,000 people in the evacuation zone.