Nigerian farmer Enoch Fater has barely slept in the last few days after water levels started rising at his paddy rice farm and in a major river nearby, pointing to impending floods in Benue state, a major food producer in the central belt.

Flooding in Nigeria that has claimed the lives of at least 269 people and displaced more than 500,000 others looks set to get even worse as neighboring Cameroon releases water from one of its main dams.

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A massive floodwave moving across Central Europe is threatening new areas and raising concerns among residents and leaders.

The European Union will make billions of euros available to help central Europe recover from severe floods, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday, as she pledged support for regions that have been devastated by the deluge.

A massive flood wave moving across Central Europe is threatening new areas and raising concerns among residents and officials.