Within weeks, catastrophic floods swept across four continents.

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Flood warnings had been ringing out across Nigeria’s north-east for weeks. Schools in Maiduguri were closed for a fortnight ...

STORY: In Nigeria's flood-hit Maiduguri, residents say some boat owners are taking advantage of this natural disaster to cash ...

Severe flooding continues to devastate northeastern Nigeria, displacing over 400,000 people, according to the UN.

Flooding caused devastating damage in north-eastern Nigeria on Wednesday. Heavy rainfall in the region also caused several ...

When floods swept through Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri last week, canoe owners volunteered to help move residents ...

STORY: For Alagoa Morris, the trauma of repeated flooding is all too familiar. He says his home and office in southern ...

Vice President Kashim Shettima says urgent action are necessary to mitigate harsh realities of climate change as communities ...

Flooding events around the world share a common factor of an atmosphere made warmer by climate change. What can be done to ...

Nigeria's First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has made a donation of N500 million to ease the effects of the flood disaster in ...

Floods have taken lives and buried towns in eastern Europe, Nigeria and Shanghai this week. Scientists say intense precipitation is becoming more possible with human-driven climate change.