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00:00Statistics from Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency
00:04shows that besides the almost 200 people killed in recent flooding,
00:08more than half a million others have been affected in other ways.
00:12More than 200,000 people have lost their homes.
00:16Similarly, more than 100,000 hectares of farmlands have been lost.
00:21The loss of farmland is likely to affect Nigeria's food security.
00:26Even then, authorities say the worst is yet to come.
00:30There are warnings that more deaths and destruction will be recorded
00:34between now and the end of October,
00:36when the raining season is expected to reach its peak.
00:40The worst affected areas are the northern parts of the country,
00:44which are transversed by some of Nigeria's largest rivers,
00:47like the Niger and Benue.
00:50The northern region is an area prone to environmental degradation
00:54and extreme weather conditions.
00:56The region is also the poorest in the country.
00:59The poverty rate has encouraged insecurity, terrorism and political uprising.
01:05In the northeast, Islamic groups like Boko Haram are quite active,
01:11while in the northwest, armed groups known as bandits are very active.
01:16It is feared that the poverty, homelessness, hunger and other hardship
01:21caused by the recent flooding will further heighten insecurity
01:25and religious extremism in the region.