Nigeria floods kill 363, displace 2.1 million

Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency says 363 people died
overmonths of flooding across the West African nation and 2.1 million
others were displaced.

The agency made the announcement Monday as Nigeria's annual rainy
season is coming to an end. The report covered July through the end of
October.

The agency said Adamawa and Kogi state suffered the worst casualties,
with more than 18,000 people being injured.
Heavy seasonal rains typically cause flooding across Nigeria, as
drainage can be poor in areas and people live in floodplains. However,
the flooding this year was exacerbated by heavier than normal rains
that cause officials in both Nigeria and neighboring Cameroon to open
strained dams.