The United States on Thursday pledged to provide $1 million in humanitarian aid for flood victims in Nigeria. US Consulate in Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, regretted the unusually heavy rainfall and resulting flooding that has affected nearly 2.8 million people across the country, with many homes being damaged or completely destroyed, displacing millions of people. […]
The United States on Thursday pledged to provide $1 million in humanitarian aid for flood victims in Nigeria. US Consulate in Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, regretted the unusually heavy rainfall and resulting flooding that has affected nearly 2.8 million people across the country, with many homes being damaged or completely destroyed, displacing millions of people.…The United States on Thursday pledged to provide $1 million in humanitarian aid for flood victims in Nigeria.
“The United States continues to stand with the people of Nigeria during this extremely difficult time.” Leonard noted that the flood is exacerbating an already “critical humanitarian situation in Nigeria” preceded by conflict in the northern region that has driven millions of people from their homes.