Floods in Nigeria’s north-east are aggravating a humanitarian crisis
The region had already been devastated by the Boko Haram insurgency
The ambulance rolled into the main teaching hospital in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state in north-east Nigeria. Through the open back door two limp, swollen legs were visible. Skin that was once brown was ashen and wrinkled. The body had the telltale signs of drowning. Medics took it to the mortuary, one of the few parts of the hospital still functioning.
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This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “A perfect storm”
Middle East & Africa September 21st 2024
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- A theatre in Jenin offers a different kind of Palestinian resistance
- Israel’s government is again trying to hobble its Supreme Court
- Nairobi’s reputation for crime is outdated
- Floods in Nigeria’s north-east are aggravating a humanitarian crisis
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