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BREAKING NEWS: Heartbreaking video shows thousands of displaced Borno residents sleeping on roads after flooding

Displaced Borno residents sleeping on the road play videoDisplaced Borno residents sleeping on the road. A video has emerged showing several displaced residents sleeping on the side of the road after the flooding incident. In the video, the residents have built tents on the side walks of the road with what’s left of their belongings....For More READ THE FULL STORY▶▶

On Tuesday, September 10, the Alau Dam in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state collapsed. A few hours later, floods submerged a greater part of the communities.

This incident resulted in the loss of lives and properties, leaving many residents homeless.

Meanwhile, there has been a massive influx of donations from within Nigeria and around the world, supporting the victims of the flood.

However, residents have been seen struggling to provide for themselves and their families since the flooding occurred.

The video has elicited reactions from Nigerians on social media.

chinedudonuwe: Nigeria Govt will pretend like as if they’re not seeing it

rosythrone: This is where the government is supposed to come in. Then again, we don’t have a working government.

richard_times: The same Borno that United Nations donated 6million dollars and other huge donations has been made?

iamgbhengar: The poverty we are experiencing is so deep. Many are on the verge of suicide and others are willing to do “anything” for help.

Prostitution will go exponentially higher. It is just survival. Crime will go exponentially higher. It is basic sociology.

This is Tinubu’s legacy.

benosi: This Borno state has really faced a lot,from terrorism to natural disaster…If not that we have greedy people leading this country, a lot of these issue would have been curbed

ask_of_bigdreams: Poverty in Nigeria had increased to 90% country that doesn’t pay well with the biggest unemployment rate now plus high cost of living:...For More READ THE FULL STORY ▶

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