Nigeria faces world’s highest heat death toll as El Nino bears down on Sahel
- Extreme heat generated by this year's El Nino is projected to cause up to 67,000 additional deaths across the Sahel over the next six months, with Nigeria facing the highest death toll of any country in the world.
- Nigeria alone accounts for 31,400 of these, followed by Sudan with 17,500, Niger with 1
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- Extreme heat generated by this year's El Nino is projected to cause up to 67,000 additional deaths across the Sahel over the next six months, with Nigeria facing the highest death toll of any country in the world.
- Nigeria alone accounts for 31,400 of these, followed by Sudan with 17,500, Niger with 1
Sources: RFI