Nigeria is currently struggling with some of the worst floods it has seen in the past ten years due to the continuous and extremely heavy rainfall in the country.
According to authorities, at least 20 people died this week and more than 300 people were killed in flooding incidents so far this year.
The National Emergency Management Agency reports that the floods have affected half a million people across 27 states.
Hundreds have been injured and some 100,000 people have been displaced, the agency added.
The disaster management agency is warning of “serious consequences” in the coming weeks as two dams have begun to overflow.
Floodwaters have destroyed thousands of hectares of farmland, worsening fears of a disruption of food supplies.
They drowned crops across the northern region, which produces much of what the country eats.
This has raised concerns that it could further affect supplies already disrupted by armed conflict in the northwest and central regions.
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency predicts more floods in 2022 than last year due to “excessive rainfalls”
