(Reuters) -Flooding in Nigeria's Niger State this week has killed 151 people and forced several thousand from their homes, an emergency official told Reuters on Saturday. Ibrahim Audu Hussaini, director of information at the Niger State Emergency Management Agency,

The death toll after deadly floods hit the Nigerian town of Mokwa on Thursday has risen to more than 200, officials say. There are still 500 people missing in the town in north-central Niger State, as a search mission continues.

Nigeria is suffering a devastating loss amid what is being referred to as the worst flooding in 60 years. According to the BBC, the official death toll is currently at more than 200 people with 500 others still missing.