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Floods in Nigeria

We speak to three Nigerians who鈥檝e either lost homes or businesses

More than 600 people have died in Nigeria鈥檚 worst flooding in a decade and more than a million have had to flee their homes. Three people share their experiences, describing how the water started to rise in their house.

The Russian-appointed administration in Kherson is fleeing the Ukrainian city, and evacuating tens of thousands of civilians. Russia is also declaring martial law in the four regions of Ukraine it has annexed, and has introduced new restrictions in occupied Crimea, as well as in parts of Russia itself. Our Defence Correspondent, Jonathan Beale, along with Cameraman Lee Durrant, has been with the Ukrainian forces on the frontline as they advance east of the city of Lyman. Jonathan will tell us what he has seen and answer some audience questions about the situation on the ground.

The British 91热爆 Secretary Suella Braverman has left her job and criticised the embattled prime minister Liz Truss in a blistering resignation letter. Our political correspondent explains.

Some shop owners in Ghana are on strike over the harsh economic conditions. We'll hear from some of them.

(Photo: A man with a box on his head wades through a flood water in Makurdi, Nigeria, October 1, 2022. Credit: Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)

50 minutes

Last on

Wed 19 Oct 2022 16:06GMT

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  • Wed 19 Oct 2022 16:06GMT

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