Hundreds dead and missing after Nigerian town submerged by floods

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Hundreds dead and missing after Nigerian town submerged by floods   Heavy rains early on Thursday led to sudden and intense flooding in the Mokwa region on the banks of the river Niger. Roads and bridges were swept away as the water rose, leaving rooftops barely visible and residents fighting to survive.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/06/04/hundreds-dead-and-missing-after-nigerian-town-submerged-by-floods  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00The aftermath of devastating floods in the Nigerian market town of Mokwa and the banks of the river Niger.

00:07Heavy rains early on Thursday led to sudden and intense flooding in the space of just a few hours.

00:14Roads and bridges were swept away as the water rose, leaving rooftops barely visible and residents fighting to survive.

00:23This woman lost four of her children.

00:26My children and property were carried away, my own children taken by the flood.

00:36They're full and we're yet to see their remains.

00:40All my property is gone, all my finances are gone.

00:43There's nothing left for me now.

00:47Even this dress I put on was given to me by someone else.

00:50Two hundred people are confirmed dead and another five hundred are still missing.

00:59It was heartbreaking.

01:02I cried to the point where I got tired of crying.

01:05Crying will not bring them back.

01:10We have no food, no shelter, we sleep anywhere and I have a baby to take care of.

01:16In my family alone, we lost 18 people.

01:26Flooding is common during Nigeria's wet season, but prolonged dry spells and excessive rainfall have led to some of the worst floods in 60 years.

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