Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Thousands Displaced by Floods in Nigeria


The people in this region are no strangers to rain. But this has been the heaviest rainfall in 40 years. Many blame the government for their suffering and say the authorities were not prepared to evacuate people, provide shelter and other emergency services - despite a warning that there would be major flooding this year. Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege reports from Rivers State, Nigeria.

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