FLOODS IN NIGERIA.

Dozens missing in Nigeria floods.

Dozens of people are feared dead after a river ferry capsized in the eastern Nigerian state of Taraba. Some 25 people were rescued alive on Monday, while seven bodies were recovered on Tuesday. Some reports said the boat was overcrowded, but the number of passengers is unclear.

Heavy rain caused the Lamurde river to break its banks last week. A bridge collapsed, killing more than 30 people who were marvelling at the floodwaters. Both incidents took place near Jalingo, the capital of the Taraba state, some 400km (250 miles) east of Nigeria's capital, Abuja.
A spokesman for the Taraba state government told AFP news agency that 102 people were on board the capsized boat, but survivors and locals said they thought there might have been some 70 passengers. The locally-made, wooden ferry was reportedly put into service after the collapse of the bridge to allow people cross the river.