Alau dam collapse in Nigeria: Broken promises and stolen futures in Maiduguri

Survivors of the flood tell the BBC they are still in need of government support.

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For many residents who are still bearing the scars of last year's floods, the possibility of a repeat has created huge unease.

At least 37 people died in the floods and two million had to abandon their houses after the widespread destruction of homes, farms and businesses.

Forty-two-year-old Sa'adatu Dahiru lost her two-year-old son.

"He died as a result of hunger and fever during the flood. We had no proper food, no medicine, and no safe place to stay."