River in Nigeria. File photoMOSCOW, Aug 14At least fifty people have died in floods in Nigeria, Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency Executive Secretary Sani Yusuf said. ) about 50 people as a result of the floods,» Yusuf quoted Channels Television as saying during a press conference. According to the secretary, state authorities have set up 11 camps to temporarily accommodate those who are left homeless. It is noted that the flooding destroyed «thousands» of homes in the state.
