Nigeria Floods Kill 363, Displace 2.1 Million

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Weather.com - AP, 11/05/12

In this file photo from October 2011, makeshift homes lie submerged in floods in Lagos, Nigeria, where more than 360 people have lost their lives in floods over the past several months. PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images

LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency says 363 people died over months of flooding across the West African nation and 2.1 million others were displaced.

The agency made the announcement Monday as Nigeria's annual rainy season is coming to an end. The report covered July through the end of October.

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