Nigeria: Flooding - Relocate From River Banks, Govt Warns Nigerians

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Nigeria: Flooding - Relocate From River Banks, Govt Warns Nigerians

[Vanguard] The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, has advised Nigerians living around river banks along the River Benue Basin to quickly move to safer grounds.

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