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Floods decimate Nigerian zoo, wash crocodiles into community
Floods began when a dam overflowed following heavy rains, uprooting thousands of people
This aerial view shows people wading through flood water next to submerged houses in Maiduguri on Tuesday. — AFP
Floods in north Nigeria have killed more than 80 per cent of animals in a large zoo with an array of wildlife from lions and crocodiles to buffaloes and ostriches, the facility said on Tuesday.
"Some deadly animals have been washed away into our communities, like crocodiles and snakes," Sanda Kyarimi Park Zoo added in a statement on the floods in northern Borno state, urging residents to take precautions.
Floods began when a dam overflowed following heavy rains, uprooting thousands of people.
The disaster has affected other facilities in the state capital Maiduguri including the post office and a teaching hospital, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu's office said, telling people to evacuate worst-hit areas.
This aerial view shows people queueing to give their information to National Emergency Management Agency officials in Maiduguri on Tuesday. — AFP
"President Tinubu extends his heartfelt condolences to the government and people of the state, especially to the families that have lost their means of livelihood due to the disaster triggered by the overflow of the Alau Dam," the statement said, saying humanitarian needs would be addressed.
Floods in the northeast killed at least 49 people last month, while a 2022 flood killed more than 600.
Borno state, the birthplace of Boko Haram, is already grappling with a 15-year insurgency that has killed and displaced many.
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