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The streets of Nigeria’s biggest city Kano have been flooded after hours of heavy rain.<\/p>\n

The BBC reports that\u00a0the city’s famous Kurmi market was flooded along with \u00a0several bus and taxi parks.<\/p>\n

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Photo: BBC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The rain which cased the floods is believed to have lasted for over seven hours.<\/p>\n

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Photo: BBC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 2013, over 500 people were displaced after heavy rain flooded their homes in Kano<\/p>\n

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Photo: BBC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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By: Edwin Kwakofi\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n

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The streets of Nigeria’s biggest city Kano have been flooded after hours of heavy rain. The BBC reports that\u00a0the city’s famous Kurmi market was flooded along with \u00a0several bus and taxi parks.   The rain which cased the floods is believed to have lasted for over seven hours. In 2013, over 500 people were displaced […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":140268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[14],"yoast_head":"\nNigerian city Kano floods after heavy rain [Photos] - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. 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