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Nearly 300 inmates escape after floods bring down prison walls in northeast Nigeria
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A major dam collapse unleashed severe flooding that left 30 people dead and over a million displaced, and prompted evacuations across the state of Borno
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By Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — At least 274 inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria’s Borno state following heavy flooding, the Nigerian Correctional Service said Sunday. “The flood brought down the walls of the correctional facilities, including the medium security custodial center Maiduguri (…
A major dam collapse unleashed severe flooding that left 30 people dead and over a million displaced, and prompted evacuations across the state of Borno
Catastrophic flooding caused by a broken dam brought down the walls of a prison in Nigeria, allowing 281 inmates to escape, correctional officers said.
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