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UAE expresses condolences and solidarity with Nigeria

Tuesday, 18 October 2022 06:18

By ARN News Staff

The UAE has offered its sincere condolences and solidarity with Nigeria after hundreds of people died due to floods.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation have expressed its sympathy to the Nigerian government and people and to the families of the victims.

#UAE stands in solidarity with #Nigeria and offers condolences to flood victimshttps://t.co/6vX8df3FTd
— MoFA وزارة الخارجية (@mofauae) October 17, 2022

Over 600 people died and 1.3 million were displaced in the African nation's worst flooding in a decade.

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