Nigeria: Deadly flooding in Jos in Plateau state

At least 39 people have been killed in flooding in central Nigeria’s Plateau state after heavy rainfall caused a dam to overflow near the city of Jos.

At least 39 people have been killed in flooding in central Nigeria’s Plateau state after heavy rainfall caused a dam to overflow near the city of Jos. A Red Cross spokesman said that about 200 homes, many of them made from mud, had been submerged or destroyed. Officials say that at least 35 people are missing and that the number of dead is expected to rise. One resident said heavy rain began to fall on Sunday evening and that many of his livestock had been washed away.