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West Africa floods destroy crops, worsening hunger fears

People walk through floodwaters with flooded farmlands forground after heavy rainfall in Hadeja, Nigeria on Sept 19, 2022. [AP Photo]

Ocheiga Enoch isn't expecting much of a rice harvest from north-central Nigeria after floodwaters submerged his fields and those of so many other farmers this season.

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