2024年9月11日 · The collapse of a major dam in the state of Borno on Tuesday caused some of the state’s worst flooding since the same dam collapsed 30 years ago, and prompted many residents to flee their homes. The state government said the dam was at capacity due to unusually high rains.

Borno State, Nigeria, faced flooding after the collapse of the Alau Dam on 10 September 2024. The Maiduguri and Jere local government areas were particularly affected: according to the National Emergency Management Agency, over 70% of …

2024年9月10日 · The dam collapse is compounding a humanitarian crisis in Borno over the past decade due to the activities of Boko Haram insurgents. The insurgency, which has spilled across borders around Lake Chad, has killed more than 35,000 people, displaced 2.6 million others in the country’s north-east region.

2024年9月11日 · The flooding in Borno State has affected a million people, the state governor said on Wednesday, straining resources as authorities scramble to rescue residents and place them in temporary ...

2025年3月19日 · Last September, torrential rains swept across West and Central Africa, causing devastating floods. Maiduguri, capital of the fragile Nigerian state of Borno plagued by the Boko Haram insurgency, was among the hardest-hit areas: Lives were lost, hundreds of thousands were displaced, markets were destroyed, roads were damaged, and the city’s zoo lost nearly 80% of …

2024年9月11日 · Seventy per cent of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, has been submerged by the fast-moving waters, according to the National Emergency Management Agency, while the flood also ravaged other ...

2024年9月13日 · Speaking during the flag-off, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority, Deji Ashiru, said the 10-kilometre dredging project would help to...

2025年2月5日 · The Federal Executive Council, on Tuesday, got interim reports on the integrity of 35 dams across the country and approved N80bn for the immediate reconstruction and expansion of the Alau Dam in Borno State.

2024年9月11日 · Hundreds of thousands were displaced yesterday after floods submerged Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State and its suburbs. Although there are no immediate reports of fatalities, there are fears...

2024年9月10日 · With a maximum storage capacity of 112 million meter cube, the dam, located in Alau community of Konduga LGA of Borno state, was constructed in 1986 to provide water for irrigation and domestic...