Authorities in Nigeria say at least 200 people are now known to have died from major floods in the country's north-central state of Niger. Hundreds more are feared missing.

In Mokwa, the worst-hit area, aid from the federal government has yet to reach most of those affected. Mokwa, nearly 380 kilometers (236 miles) west of Nigeria's capital, Abuja, is a key local hub for traders from Nigeria's south and farmers from the north.

The floods, said to be the worst in the area for 60 years, swept through the towns of Tiffin Maza and Anguwan Hausawa after a bout of torrential rain.

"A lot of people do not have food to eat. There's no food. There is no shelter. Some people are just hanging around. Some do not even have clothing," Abubakar Hussaini from Humanity First, an internatonal aid agency, told DW.

"If you look at the conditions really, people are looking for assistance where they can get shelter, clothing and food."

This is despite assurances by Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, who on Saturday wrote on his X account that aid was to be released with "no........

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