Authorities have called the floods the country's worst in more than a decade.abc.net.au/news/nigeria-floods-death-toll-tops-600/101550846Key points:More than 1.3 million people have been displaced by the disasterThe disaster has now displaced more than 1.3 million people, according to a statement by Nigeria's ministry of humanitarian affairs.
Officials in Nigeria say the death toll from this year's flooding has now risen to 603 as of Sunday figures.At least 340,000 hectares of land have also been affected, worsening fears of food supply disruptions.What is causing floods in Nigeria? Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari directed "all concerned to work for the restoration of normalcy," according to a statement.Sadiya Umar Farouq, Nigeria's minister of humanitarian affairs, warned that five states were still at risk of experiencing floods up till the end of November.