Nigeria counts the losses from a dam collapse that killed at least 37 people, destroyed thousands of homes and affected 1 million others in the state of Borno, according to authorities.
The flash flood occurred when a dam overflowed, engulfing a zoo and sweeping animals including crocodiles and snakes into communities.
In Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, schools, hospitals, government offices, worship centers, banks, markets, and commercial areas were submerged.
The dam collapse would worsen the refugee crisis in the state of Borno where the government is battling an Islamist insurgency led by terrorist group Boko Haram.
BoKo Haram insurgency has spilled across borders around Lake Chad killing more than 35,000 people, displaced 2.6 million others in the country’s north-east region