The father-of-one, 36, said his wife and newborn baby were among those washed away in floods early on Thursday morning in Niger state. "She was the one that woke me up when the fl

Torrents of predawn rain unleashed deadly flooding that killed scores of people in a market town where northern Nigerian farmers sell their wares to traders from the south, officials said Friday, as they predicted that the death toll would grow.

A devastating flood in Mokwa, Niger State, claimed 12 family members, displaced many, and left dozens missing as rescue efforts continued amid rising casualties.

No fewer than 21 corpses were recovered, yesterday, and scores of people were declared missing, after a severe midnight flood caused by torrential rainfall wreaked havoc in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State.