{"id":2440816,"date":"2025-05-30T08:34:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T12:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-88-people-dead-after-floods-submerge-market-town-in-nigeria\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T08:35:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T12:35:02","slug":"at-least-88-people-dead-after-floods-submerge-market-town-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-88-people-dead-after-floods-submerge-market-town-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"At least 88 people dead after floods submerge market town in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fat-least-88-people-dead-after-floods-submerge-market-town-in-nigeria%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2440816&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>At least 88 people have died following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/severe-flooding-hits-indonesian-capital\/\" title=\"Severe flooding hits Indonesian capital\">severe flooding<\/a> that submerged Mokwa, a market town in Nigeria&#8217;s Niger State.The floods, caused by torrential rains and exacerbated by the collapse of a nearby dam, have led to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-search-and-rescue-efforts-paused-due-to-concerns-over-possible-second-collapse\/\" title=\"Officials: Search and rescue efforts paused due to concerns over possible second ...\">ongoing rescue efforts<\/a>, with officials warning that more lives are at risk. The head of operations in minna, Husseini Isah, stated that the death toll has continued to climb as recovery efforts persist. Mokwa serves as a crucial trading hub between <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >northern food producers<\/a> and southern traders. Seasonal floods are a recurring issue in nigeria, often impacting communities near the Niger and Benue Rivers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">At least 88 people dead after floods submerge market town in Nigeria<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2031325\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) &mdash;<\/strong> At least 88 people have been confirmed dead after floods submerged Mokwa, a market town in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nigeria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>&rsquo;s Niger State, on Thursday, an official said.<\/p>\n<p>Husseini Isah, head of the operations office in Minna, capital of Niger State, said that many more are still at risk, with rescue efforts underway on Friday. Earlier reports said at least 20 died.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3426382\/u-s-india-forum-feature-usha-vance-howard-lutnick\/\">U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum to feature Usha Vance and Howard Lutnick<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3425232\/palestinian-mobs-raid-foot-storage-collapse-hamas-power-gaza-strip\/\">Palestinian mobs raiding food storages show collapse of Hamas power in Gaza<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3425113\/iran-truck-driver-revolt-continues-increased-fuel-prices\/\">Truck driver revolt continues following Iran&#8217;s announcement to increase fuel prices<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The number keeps rising,&rdquo; Isah told the <em>Associated Press<\/em>. &ldquo;But at the last count, 88 bodies have been recovered.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The floods were triggered by torrential rains that lasted several hours. According to local reports quoting residents and local government officials, a dam collapse in a nearby town worsened the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Mokwa is a major meeting point for traders from the south and food growers in the north of the country.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3418707\/judge-trump-administration-violated-order-africa-deportation-flight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>JUDGE RULES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION VIOLATED COURT ORDER WITH MIGRANT FLIGHT TO AFRICA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a similar occurrence last September, torrential rains and a dam collapse in Nigeria&rsquo;s northeastern Maiduguri caused severe flooding, leaving at least 30 people dead and displacing millions, worsening the humanitarian crisis caused by the Boko Haram insurgency.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria often faces seasonal floods, particularly affecting communities along the banks of the Niger and Benue Rivers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2031325\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2031325\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 88 confirmed dead from floods in Nigeria&#8217;s Mokwa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2634,"featured_media":2440817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/nigeria-floods-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13980,4164,11454,56209,19990],"class_list":["post-2440816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-casualties","tag-disaster","tag-floods","tag-market-town","tag-nigeria"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/nigeria-floods-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2440816"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2440820,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440816\/revisions\/2440820"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2440817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2440816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2440816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2440816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}