Nigeria flash floods kill 23: UN

Lagos: Flash floods triggered by heavy seasonal rains in Nigeria s Adamawa state have killed at least 23 people and left thousands homeless, the UN hu...

Lagos: Flash floods triggered by heavy seasonal rains in Nigeria's Adamawa state have killed at least 23 people and left thousands homeless, the UN humanitarian agency said Tuesday.

Dozens of others were injured as several neighbourhoods in Yola, capital of the northeastern state, were submerged on Sunday, the United Nations humanitarian affairs agency OCHA said.

Authorities are conducting search and rescue operations and have opened shelters for those displaced.

They are "warning of further rainfall and urging residents in flood-prone areas to move to higher ground," the agency said.

Heavy rains sweep Nigeria between June and November, often triggering dangerous floods where poor infrastructure and inadequate drainage often worsens the impact across Africa's most populous country.