'Everything was floating, including snakes and crocodiles' - BBC Africa
Community Score: 50% | 1.5K views | 1w
0 community ratings: null thumbs up, null thumbs down
Residents in Rivers State, Nigeria, say they're facing some of the worst flooding in years. In some communities floodwaters have submerged homes, displaced families and left roads impassable. Some residents told the BBC that even snakes, crocodiles and other reptiles have been seen swimming through neighbourhoods and entering homes. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/
Tags: BBC, Africa, bbc africa, bbc news, africa news, bbc africa news, floods, flooding in Africa, Portharcourt, Rivers state, riverine community, South-south nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa
More from BBC News Africa
- How Iran and the US went from friends to bitter foes - BBC Africa — Score: 50%
- US-Israel war with Iran: Why is the Strait of Hormuz crucial for Africa? - BBC Africa — Score: 50%
- Anglican clerics meet to choose a rival to first female leader - BBC Africa — Score: 50%
- Muslims in South Africa hold mass street iftar - BBC Africa — Score: 50%
- The police station where crime is reported on smart screen - BBC Africa — Score: 50%
- To Iran, Africa was a 'continent of opportunities'; what now? - BBC Africa — Score: 50%