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Line 70: At the point of confluence, the Benue exceeds the [[Niger River\|Niger]] by volume. The [[Discharge (hydrology)\|mean discharge]] before 1960 was {{convert\|3,477\|m3/s\|cuft/s}}<ref name="AgEng" /> for the Benue and {{convert\|2,863\|m3/s\|cuft/s}} for the Niger.<ref name="AgEng" /> During the following decades, the runoff of both rivers decreased markedly due to [[irrigation]]. The Benue River flooded in October 2012, resulting in a large increase in the population of [[Echis ocellatus\|venomous snakes]] in the Duguri District, [[Alkaleri\|Alkaleri Local Government Area]], [[Bauchi State]].<ref>{{cnCite web \|~~date~~url=~~July~~https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/141373-snakes-kill-over-200-people-in-bauchi-council-as-government-takes-no-action.html?tztc=1 \|access-date=2023-07-03 \|website=www.premiumtimesng.com}}</ref> A July 2013 report indicated that over 200 people in the district had died of snakebite. The General Hospital in [[Kaltungo]], [[Gombe State]] in Nigeria, is the nearest location for treatment of snakebite; "whoever is lucky to make it to [[Kaltungo]] is treated in only two days and then they return home."<ref name = "allafrica1">{{Cite web \| last = Agbo \| first = Catherine

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