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reports from Moa community in Niger
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state on Monday indicated that over 153
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people have been confirmed dead with
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hundreds of houses destroyed as flood
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waters submerged large part of the
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community during the heavy downpour that
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occurred last Wednesday and Thursday
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with residents stating with video
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footage that the flood waters washed
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away thousands of families who were
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still asleep as at 500 a.m on Wednesday
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when the water started submerging parts
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of Tiffen Maza and Anguan Houseawa
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communities in Moa and some of those who
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woke up immediately to escape the
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floodwaters as seen in one of the video
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footagers ran to rooftop of a house but
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they were all completely washed away as
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the floodwaters destroyed the building
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Director General of National Emergency
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Management Agency NEMA Zubed Umar had
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confirmed in a statement she issued on
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Saturday that over 151 bodies have been
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recovered from the scene of the
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floodwater disaster adding search and
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rescue efforts were still ongoing to
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account for missing persons Aspired
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Alliance team who joined the rescue team
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in Mocha in a statement on Monday said
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that as of Monday afternoon the death
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toll has risen to 153 According to the
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Aspired Alliance team as of today Monday
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2025 153 dead bodies have been recovered
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as a result of the Moa flood disaster
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With search and recovery operations
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still ongoing Aspire Alliance team are
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very much on site to access the
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situations at the separate IDP camps
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inaugurated It was gathered that the
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relief materials from Hijia Fatima
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Muhammad Bago wife of Niger's governor
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have arrived at the IDP's camp in
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Pe Moa Distribution to affected families
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will begin immediately as instructed by
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the council chairman according to local
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media Zubed Umar director general
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National Emergency Management Agency
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NEMA on Saturday stated as presented
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verbatim below Mockqua flooding
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situation report updates as at 1000 p.m
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2025 The National Emergency Management
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Agency together with other sister
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emergency response bodies is
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intensifying efforts to rescue and save
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missing persons and provide relief to
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disaster victims and their families Our
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rapid response and recovery team
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conducted a symbolic distribution of the
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relief materials to affected persons and
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then handed over to the local government
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area Sema and community leader Sarkin
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Houseawa to continue the distribution
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So far 151 bodies have been recovered
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503 households and 264 houses have been
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affected and 3,18 individuals displaced
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We are also closely monitoring the full
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recovery of all the initially admitted
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victims at various health centers that
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are now treated and discharged The two
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township roads and bridges that were
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damaged by the flooding have impacted
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vehicular movement and economic
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activities negatively Working together
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with the state government we are
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rerouting traffic to alternative roads
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within the town We are providing
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portable water for domestic use of
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residents within the affected
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communities including other hygiene
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measures to prevent the outbreak of
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waterbornne diseases associated with
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flooding disasters In line with the
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directive of President Bona Tonubu all
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hands are on deck to ensure that every
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necessary support is provided to the
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town during this trying time while the
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situation is generally getting back to
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normal On Friday she said "Today I led a
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team from our headquarters to join other
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emergency responders at the ongoing
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search and rescue operations in Peggy
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area of Moa following the devastating
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flood that recently hit the community to
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oversee on the site assessment of the
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unfortunate disaster The epicenters of
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the disaster have been identified as
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Unuan Housewa and Tiffen Maza
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neighborhoods in Moga Township While
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most of the rescued victims are
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currently receiving medical treatment at
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various health care centers in the town
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others with mild pain received immediate
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first aid at the sites of rescue
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Tragically no fewer than 100 lives were
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claimed and bodies recovered Nemo also
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today delivered relief materials to the
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family of the disaster survivors through
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comrade Yukaba the deputy governor of
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the state These items include essential
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food and non-food supplies Our water
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treatment equipment earlier deployed are
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also providing drinking water to
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affected communities An exocial media
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user Abu Mocka on Saturday tweeted with
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photographs of families allegedly killed
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by the floodwaters and stated that this
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family too Most families were completely
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washed away because the flood submerged
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around 5:00 a.m when some of them were
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still sleeping Those who were awake and
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escaped to the rooftops were later
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washed away too because the buildings
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couldn't longer withstand the flood
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