LOKOJA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Widespread flooding has killed more than 500 people in Nigeria, left around 90,000 homes under water and blocked food and fuel supplies, two government ministries said in an online posting on Friday.
The floods, which have built since early summer, have hit 27 of Nigeria's 36 states and impacted around 1.4 million people, the ministries for humanitarian affairs and for disaster management also said.
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