They include 11 Filipinos, two Chinese, one Malaysian, and one Indonesian.
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Moody's upgrades Nigeria's rating to 'B3' on better external and fiscal positions
Communities devastated as rising waters claim more lives and leave many unaccounted for.
Officials say torrents of predawn rain unleashed flooding that drowned at least 111 people in a market town where northern Nigerian farmers meet with traders from the south ...
A pilot programme in Nigeria helped students make two years' worth of progress in six weeks ...
More bodies are still being discovered.
Nigerian authorities said they had expected flooding as part of the rainy season but were surprised by the extent of the damage.
The heavy rains lasted for several hours Thursday, and media reports quoting local government officials said a dam collapse in a nearby town had worsened the situation. The flooding displaced large amounts of people, the reports said.
Several people remain missing in state of Niger after torrential rains submerged town of Mokwa ...
The deadly flooding highlights Nigeria's vulnerability to extreme weather and aging infrastructure.