2025 Mokwa flood

 Éwn malábó:OSM Location mapOjo 28 efu ochu ekelu, efu odo 2025, omi kia lo nana chane chi flooding efu aja efewo Mokwa efu Niger State, Nigeria, I che kpabie amenwu nyo nyo. Abo ku ma togba ka kini flood le che kpi amone ukaluka ma chi 500 kpai ukaluka abo ki kwu che ti 600 le, Ibo ki bo la lenyo. Ukaluka abo kuma nagbe ola ma chi 200 ukaluka amunyi ki flooding le kpabie chi 4,000.

Mokwa chi market town efi Niger State ukaluka amone efi odo 2022 chi 416,600. Southern border ei Local Government Area (LGA) chi Niger River form nwu kwefi Lake Jebba efi west ti confluence ei Kaduna River efi east. Kwara State kpai Kogi State are across the Niger kwi LGA. The A1 highway crosses the Niger at Gana nyi Jebba efi Kwara State. Mokwa chi ugbo ki abo ku ma tenwu ade kwi south kuma li ujenwu kwi efi owo amaluche efi north.

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The flood started on May 28, 2025, after several hours of torrential rainfall in the town and surrounding areas. The flood submerged the town and washed away homes with residents inside and vehicles, including a tank truck. Mokwa bridge mu gwylo efi ochu ekelu ojo 28, leaving motorists stranded and disrupting vehicular movements and economic activities across the region. Bridge omune kpai ejona meji che gwe rinyo. I la nwo gwamone rinyo ti efi Niger River. Excavator teams were needed to remove bodies that were stuck under debris. According to the Niger State Emergency Management Agency and later confirmed by Deputy Governor Yakubu Garba, the Tiffin Maza kpai Auguwan Hausawa districts ei Mokwa were worst affected. Abo kuma togba ka kini search and rescue do mo ta ojo 30 ochu ekelu amone we we la nwo défi akanya ta. Local government officials said a dam collapse in a nearby town  worsened the situation.