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LAGOS UNDER WATER

Postcards from people affected by flooding in Nigeria’s economic capital.

I don’t want to remember that day because it wasn’t pleasant.

My shop was destroyed, my goods were scattered, and all the money I had worked so hard to save was gone.

I remember leaving the akara still frying in the oil. I didn’t carry anything, not even my money.

It was difficult at first, balancing on one leg and trying to sew, but I refused to give up.

I don’t know how I’ll be able to pay my next rent. All my businesses have been stuck due to Boko Haram.

They even came to the market to buy things without harming anyone, so we believed we could coexist with them.

15 years ago, a bag of corn was 1,000 Naira. But now, the same bag is between 18,000 and 20,000 Naira.