Overall Orange Flood alert for Nigeria in Nigeria from 23 Oct 2019 00:00 UTC to 01 Nov 2019 00:00 UTC

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Overall Orange alert Flood for Nigeria

in Nigeria

Event summary

Flood Nigeria can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 1100247
Death:	34
Displaced:	101500
Countries:	Nigeria
From - To	23 Oct - 07 Nov

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Adamawa State, Nigeria, October 2019News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported 40 villages were flooded in Adamawa State, after heavy rain from 23 October caused flooding of the Benue river. There was also some speculation that the flooding was linked to the release of water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. Farmland and houses along the Benue river have been destroyed. According to officials, flooding has affected communities in the local government areas of Fufore, Yola South, Demsa, Numan and Girei.Wed 23 Oct 2019FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS

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