Coverage dated October 16, 2022

Death toll from floods in Nigeria tops 600 as authorities race to assist victims

Headline from CBS News

More than 1.3 million people have been displaced and over 82,000 houses have been destroyed, officials said.

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  1. CBS News

    Death toll from floods in Nigeria tops 600 as authorities race to assist victims (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    More than 1.3 million people have been displaced and over 82,000 houses have been destroyed, officials said.

  2. Local News 8

    More than 600 killed in Nigeria's worst flooding in a decade (opens Local News 8)

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    By Sahar Akbarzai, Karen Smith and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN The death toll from the worst flooding Nigeria has seen in a decade has passed 600 people, the country’s humanitarian affairs ministry tweeted on Sunday.

  3. Delaware Public Media

    Flooding in Nigeria has killed more than 600 people, the government says (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    More than 1.3 million people have been displaced, and destroyed farmland has raised concerns about the country's food supply.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Nigeria: Over 600 killed in catastrophic flooding | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    One of the worst floods in recent history in Nigeria has killed more than 600 people, and destroyed more than 82,000 homes. Farmlands have been submerged, adding to concerns about food security.

  5. MyNorthwest

    Nigeria races to assist flood victims; death toll tops 600 (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- The death toll from floods in Nigeria this year has increased to 603 as local authorities race to get relief items to hundreds of

  6. France 24

    Nigeria floods toll has passed 600: government (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    More than 600 people are now known to have perished in the worst floods in a decade in Nigeria, according to a new toll released Sunday.

  7. Al Jazeera

    Nigeria flood death toll tops 600 as thousands evacuated (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    At least 603 people have lost their lives in floods this year and more than 1.3 million displaced, authorities say.

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