Nigeria: ‘I Was Very Scared’ – Aisha’s Journey Through a Devastating Flood

Maiduguri, Borno State: On the night of 9 September, the Alau Dam collapsed, leading to massive flooding in Maiduguri, the main town in Borno State north-east Nigeria. The floods damaged shelters, crops, infrastructure and displaced nearly 400,000 people in the Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC), Jere and Konduga Local Government Areas (LGAs).

Among those displaced was 24-year-old Aisha, an expectant mother who lost contact with her family when the floods struck. She soon found refuge at the…