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STORY: :: September 13, 2024

The aftermath of flooding in Nigeria's northeast is raising alarming humanitarian concerns, with thousands facing displacement and a sharp increase in prices that threaten food security.

:: Released September 12, 2024

:: Given as Maiduguri, Nigeria

:: Yobe State Emergency Management Agency [SEMA] via X

Floods that swept through Nigeria's Borno state have affected up to 1 million people, its governor said on September 11.

At this camp in Maiduguri, children and families scrape the last bits from pots.

Water scarcity also looms.

Yagamo Malum-Kachalla and her large family were rescued from the flood by soldiers who got to them by boat.

She says they have no food.

''We were given a canopy, and told that if we don't have a government authorized card, we will not benefit from anything here. So, I must go out and find some food for my family to eat. I have no money, and my elder brother also has no money. I don't even know where he is now, he must have gone scavenging.''

:: September 13, 2024

The flood began when a dam overflowed after heavy rains.

Authorities scrambled to rescue residents and put them in temporary shelters.

The United Nation's World Food Programme delivered aid to displaced people on Friday.

Emmanuel Bigenimana, the head of its Maiduguri Area Office, said there are hundreds of thousands of people now living in Internally Displaced People camps and on the street.

"This region has been facing conflict for a decade. And more recently, we have seen food inflation, food prices have been skyrocketing, really affecting millions of people who are facing food insecurity."