At least 88 people have been confirmed dead after floods submerged Mokwa, a market town in Nigeria's Niger State, on Thursday, an official said. Husseini Isah, head of the operations office in Minna, capital of Niger State, said that many more are still at risk, with rescue efforts underway on Friday. Earlier reports said at least 20 died.

At least 110 people have died in floods caused by torrential rain in central Nigeria, officials have told the BBC.The rainfall lasted for several hours, said the head of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (Nsema),