Nigeria: Collapsed dam sweeps away 500 houses

Hundreds of people were homeless in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara state on Monday (October 2) after a dam collapsed at the weekend, washing away more than 500 houses, officials and residents said. The Barrage Dam located outside the state capital, Gusau, gave way on Saturday afternoon following more than 24 hours of heavy rain, Zamfara governor Sani Yerimah told reporters on Sunday. “The water came with excessive force and caused so much destruction,” he said.