The collapse of Alau Dam in Maiduguri, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, has resulted to severe flooding, destroying thousands of homes as well as aggravating a dire humanitarian crisis.
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| People walk through floodwaters after the Alau Dam collapse in Maiduguri, Borno State. Photo: Joshua Olatunji/AP Photo via aljazeera.com |
According to aljazeera.com:
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 shelters.
Heavy rains had caused the Dam to overflow on Tuesday, destroying a state-owned zoo and washing wild animals such as crocodiles and snakes into flooded communities.
Reports from Maiduguri, by Ahmed Idris of Al-Jazeera, reveal, a “stream of people” are making their way out of the areas covered by the floodwaters.
He said, “we’ve seen dead bodies arriving,” adding that a successful rescue work saw baby twins saved from the floodwaters and taken away to safety.
