Floods kill at least 111 in northern Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Officials say torrents of predawn rain unleashed flooding that killed at least 111 people in a market town where northern Nigerian farmers meet with traders from the south. The death toll is expected to grow. The Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency did not immediately say how much rain fell after midnight Thursday in the town of Mokwa. Communities in northern Nigeria have been experiencing prolonged dry spells worsened by climate change and excessive rainfall that leads to severe flooding during the brief wet season. Rescuers continued to find more bodies Friday afternoon. The death toll could go higher as the search continues.