=The United Nations says more than 2.5 million people in Nigeria are in
need of humanitarian assistance following the worst flooding in a decade.
Some 60% of them are children.

The UN’s children’s agency, UNICEF, in a press statement made available to
newsmen today, added that people were at increased risk of waterborne
diseases, drowning and malnutrition.

The body said Urgent shelter, food and water supplies are needed, as well as
health and sanitation support.

According to the statement, “the floods, which have affected 34 out of the 36
states in the country, have displaced 1.3 million people. Over 600 people
have lost their lives, and over 200,000 houses have either been partially or
fully damaged.

Aid groups say nearly 8,000 cases of cholera have been recorded so far.