Nigeria races to assist flood victims as death toll tops 600

People stranded due to floods following several days of downpours In Kogi Nigeria (AP)

The death toll from floods in Nigeria this year has increased to 603 as local authorities race to get aid to hundreds of thousands being evacuated from their submerged homes.

More than 1.3 million people have been displaced by the disaster, which has affected people across 33 of Nigeria’s 36 states, the nation’s humanitarian affairs ministry said.