Nigeria dam collapse sweeps deadly reptiles into flooded communities [Video]

ABUJA, Nigeria –

A dam collapsed Tuesday in northeastern Nigeria unleashing severe flooding that prompted evacuations and swept deadly reptiles from a zoo into communities in the area, local officials and a zoo manager said.

The collapse of the Alau dam in the state of Borno caused some of the state’s worst flooding since the same dam collapsed 30 years ago, and prompted many residents to flee their homes. The dam was at full capacity due to unusually high rains, according to the state government.

About 15 per cent of the Borno state capital Maiduguri was under water, Nahum Daso, the state’s police spokesperson told The Associated Press. No death toll from the flooding has been released yet.

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At the Borno State Museum Park, the flooding killed about 80 per cent of the animals while an unspecified number …