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Borno State is suffering from one of its worst floods in three decades, with vast areas of farmland, infrastructure, and hundreds of homes partly or wholly destroyed.

At least 30 people have died from the disaster, according to government figures. However, residents said that number is higher as some deaths were not documented.

The devastating flood has also displaced more than 400,000 people. Residents seek shelter in public schools and uncompleted buildings under dire human conditions.

The flooding in Maiduguri was triggered by the collapse of the Alau Dam, the city’s main water source. Houses were swept away to the very last brick in the Gwange and Gamboru areas of the state. The water has receded, but federal and state authorities are still scrambling to rescue people, and sometimes bodies, trapped in buildings.

One of the worst-hit infrastructures is the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH). The facility sustained significant water damage and was forced to suspend its operations for two weeks.

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