Floods: Biden phones Tinubu, expresses his condolences
President of the United States of America, Joe Biden on Tuesday called his Nigerian counterpart, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to commensurate with him over the ravaging floods in the country. President Biden disclosed this on his official X handle. “Earlier, I spoke with President Tinubu of Nigeria to express my condolences on the floods impacting his country and my appreciation for his leadership in securing the humanitarian release of Tigran Gambaryan. “We also spoke about the value of our partnership,” the US President wrote. According to reports, the flooding was the worst Maiduguri has seen in 30 years. It submerged homes, killed at least 30 people and displaced nearly 400,000 others. It affected Maiduguri Metropolitan Council as well as Jere and Konduga local Government areas. The floods have exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in Borno State, the epicentre of a conflict involving various non-State armed groups that has persisted for more than a decade. Many flood-affected people had already relocated due to the conflict.