Nigeria’s Flood-hit State
From Our Own Correspondent
BBC
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🗓️ 22 October 2022
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Nigeria is suffering its worst flooding in a decade with 1.4 million people displaced and more than 600 killed. There are now concerns that the country may face catastrophic levels of hunger. The BBC’s West Africa correspondent, Mayeni Jones, visited flood-hit Kogi state and reflects on what her journey revealed about the state of the country.
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Presenter: Kate Adie
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts |
| 0:05.4 | Today, the Dutch government's facing criticism for its treatment of asylum seekers. |
| 0:11.4 | We hear from those waiting in the cold for their claims to be processed. |
| 0:16.4 | In Israel, a woman is hoping to teach people about a different side of Iran beyond the |
| 0:22.0 | reach of the regime. |
| 0:24.2 | A new tourist tax in the Kingdom of Bhutan is luring the more extravagant tourists. |
| 0:30.5 | We hear how local businesses are adapting. |
| 0:34.4 | And in Ireland, we're in Donagol, where small acts of kindness in one community are helping |
| 0:39.8 | to heal the trauma of a devastating accident. |
| 0:44.6 | First Nigeria is suffering its worst flooding in a decade. |
| 0:49.3 | Across the country, 1.4 million people have been displaced, and more than 600 have been |
| 0:55.3 | killed. |
| 0:56.6 | The Red Cross in Nigeria is warning that the affected communities could soon be gripped |
| 1:01.7 | by outbreaks of disease, and there are now concerns that the country may face catastrophic |
| 1:07.4 | levels of hunger. |
| 1:09.4 | The BBC's West Africa correspondent, Miley Jones, is the first foreign journalist to visit |
| 1:15.0 | the state of Kogi in central Nigeria, one of the worst affected areas since the floods |
| 1:20.6 | began. |
| 1:22.0 | She reflects on what her journey there revealed about the state of the country. |
| 1:27.4 | Driving on Nigeria's roads has become something of an extreme sport. |
| 1:32.3 | Kidnappings are now common in many parts of the country, and so certain precautions have |
| 1:36.7 | to be taken. |
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