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One of the worst floods in recent history in Nigeria has killed more than 600 people, and destroyed more than 80,000 homes. Farmlands have been submerged under water, adding to concerns about food security.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered 12,000 metric tonnes of food items from Nigeria's strategic reserve for communities affected by catastrophic flooding last week.

Some 603 people have died from one of the worst floods to have affected the country in recent history, Sadiya Umar Farouq, the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development said in an update Sunday.

Roughly 82,000 houses and 110,000 hectares (272,000 acres) of farmland had been submerged and destroyed, Farouq added.

The devastation of farmland comes at a time Nigeria faces heightened food insecurity because of high prices of food items, which is partly a result of the war in Ukraine.
 
Source- dw