Torrents of predawn rain unleashed deadly flooding that killed scores of people in a market town where northern Nigerian ...

Nigerian authorities said they had expected flooding as part of the rainy season but were surprised by the extent of the damage.

Officials say torrents of predawn rain unleashed flooding that drowned at least 111 people in a market town where northern ...

Torrential rainfall triggered devastating floods in a western Nigerian town, according to local officials, who said the severity of the flood had taken them by surprise.

Mokwa, about 140 miles west of Abuja, is a major meeting point where traders from the south buy food from growers in the north.

At least 117 people have died in Nigeria's north-central Niger state after heavy flooding destroyed homes and several others were missing, an emergency official said on Friday.

Spanish emergency services say four women have died when a small boat carrying migrants capsized while arriving to port at one of Spain’s Canary Islands. Emergency services says the ...

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