Floodwaters that gushed from an overflowing dam in northern Nigeria engulfed a zoo and swept animals including crocodiles and snakes into communities, as the region battles some of the worst flooding in years.

A recent flood in Nigeria has decimated the animal population of the Sanda Kyarimi Zoo in the country's Borno state. Officials said that 80% of the zoo's animals died during the flood, and 'crocodiles and snakes' were 'washed away' into communities.

Floods in north Nigeria have killed more than 80% of animals in a large zoo with an array of wildlife from lions and crocodiles to buffaloes and ostriches, the facility said on Tuesday. "Some deadly animals have been washed away into our communities,

The flood in northern Nigeria killed most of the animals at the Maiduguri zoo, and some dangerous species, such as crocodiles and snakes, escaped into the wild. Local authorities are warning residents and urging caution,

The flood in northern Nigeria killed most of the animals at the Maiduguri zoo, and some dangerous species, such as crocodiles and snakes, escaped into the wild. Local authorities warn residents and urge caution,