About two weeks after devastating floods in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, residents are facing stench of decaying corpses.
They described the lingering odour as a reminder of the tragedy and a growing health concern from an estimated 200 people drowned in a flood that followed a heavy rainfall.
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency said over 50 houses and their occupants were swept away by the flood.
The NSEMA also said over 3,000 persons were displaced, 503 households affected and an official casualty figure of 161 recovered corpses.
Days after the flood water receded, the agency announced corpses recovered in different parts of the town, with some of them buried in the ground while others were covered by debris.
The recovered corpses were later buried in the communities.
