Abuja, May 31 -- The death toll from devastating floods triggered by heavy rainfall in Nigeria's north-central Niger State has climbed to at least 100, local authorities said Friday.
Citing an on-the-spot assessment visit by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to the Mokwa area where the disaster occurred, a senior official of NEMA told Xinhua by telephone that more bodies were recovered Friday afternoon.
"More bodies are being recovered, but for now, at least 100 bodies have been accounted for," said the official, who asked for anonymity.
Heavy downpours late Wednesday night wreaked havoc across Mokwa, submerging and sweeping away more than 50 residential homes, some with occupants still inside, he told reporters Thursday...