World News 3: Death toll in Nigeria floods hits more than 200, officials say

In Nigeria's Niger State, rescue operations continued over the weekend after at least 200 people died in flooding caused by torrential rain which hit on Thursday.

Emergency services said 500 people were still missing and 3-thousand residents were displaced in the market town of Mokwa in what is being described as the worst disaster in the area in six decades.

The National Emergency Management Agency announced on Sunday that it had begun providing relief packages to people affected, and authorities will focus on recovering bodies to prevent potential outbreaks of disease.