Flood warnings had been ringing out across Nigeria’s north-east for weeks. Schools in Maiduguri were closed for a fortnight as the torrential rains came. The reservoir of the Alau Dam began to overflow;

The collapse of the Alau Dam in Maiduguri has caused unprecedented flooding, displacing over a million people, shutting down schools, and leading to other escapes.

Nigerian authorities say 281 inmates escaped after devastating floods brought down a prison’s walls in the country’s northeast.

Severe flooding in northeastern Nigeria has left 30 people dead and affected more than a million others, authorities said on Wednesday.

Authorities in Nigeria have said 281 inmates escaped after devastating floods brought down a prison’s walls in the country's northeast. A major dam collapsed on September 10, unleashing severe flooding that left 30 people dead and over a million displaced,