Thousands of travelers stranded due to flooding

Thousands of travelers remained stranded Friday in Nigeria's north central Kogi state after major connecting roads to other parts of the West African nation were submerged amid the country's worst flooding in a decade. Many transporters and passengers have spent the last five days in the middle of road as the flood has submerged the road completely, leaving many stranded.

Lokoja, the state capital, is situated at the confluence of Nigeria's two biggest rivers, Niger and Benue, where roads are more prone to flooding. Nigeria's floods are blamed mainly on the release of excess water from Lagdo dam in neighboring Cameroon and unusual rainfall. Floods have caused more than 300 deaths in Nigeria this year.