{"id":166967,"date":"2025-06-15T12:13:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T11:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/niger-flood-displaces-residents-in-kpautagi-community"},"modified":"2025-06-15T13:21:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T12:21:49","slug":"niger-flood-displaces-residents-in-kpautagi-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/niger-flood-displaces-residents-in-kpautagi-community","title":{"rendered":"Niger: Flood displaces residents in Kpautagi community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Fresh flooding has hit Kpautagi community in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State following hours of heavy rainfall on Saturday, June 14.<\/p>\n<p>Residents said the downpour, which began Friday night and continued into the early hours of Saturday, led to massive flooding that forced many families to flee their homes.<\/p>\n<p>The number of casualties and extent of property damage could not be immediately ascertained.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts to get a response from the Niger State Government were unsuccessful at the time of filing this report.<\/p>\n<p>The latest flooding comes just days after a similar incident in the same Mokwa area reportedly claimed over 200 lives and displaced thousands of residents.<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitnesses previously described scenes of devastation, with bodies recovered from various parts of the town and families still searching for missing loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>Residents are now calling on the government for urgent intervention to avert further disasters and safeguard lives and property.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Fresh flooding has hit Kpautagi community in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State following hours of heavy rainfall on Saturday, June 14. Residents said the downpour, which began Friday night and continued into the early hours of Saturday, led to massive flooding that forced many families to flee their homes. 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