Flood

By Michy Abraham in Maiduguri The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says the higher cases of flooding across the country this year is as a result of the rampaging COVID-19, as strategies to control flooding were not put…

Enugu State Government on Friday held a meeting of emergency management stakeholders in view of imminent flood in the state. The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency had warned that there would be severe flooding in most parts of…

‎ ‎Two children were swept away by flood in the Alapere area of Lagos on Saturday. ‎ It was gathered that the incident occurred around 8:00 pm at Oyebanjo Street, Ketu ‎ It was also learnt that the entire area was overflooded after the…

The rampaging flood disasters sweeping across many states in the country has displaced over 2,000 people in the Jebba community and its environs in Moro local government area of Kwara state. Also, several farmlands and crops worth…

‎Floods washed away at least two million tons of rice in Nigeria, the second-largest importer of the grain, according to a report by Bloomberg. ‎ That is more than 25% of the previously projected national output of 8 million tons,…

No fewer than 24 persons including a teenager have lost their lives as a result of heavy flooding in Jigawa state. Also, thousands of families spread across at least 24 councils have been displaced as a result of the over-flooded…

Heavy flooding in Rogo and Danbatta Local Government Areas of Kano state has claimed the lives of four persons and destroyed over 5,200 houses. The  Executive Secretary of the Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Sale…

Two persons including a 15-year old boy and 60-year old woman have lost their lives following a flood caused by a heavy rain in the Adamami village in Shira Local Government Area of Bauchi on Monday night. The downpour which has continued…

‎The Search and Rescue team of the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has‎ discovered the body of one Mr. Garba Joseph, 43, after two days search from a flooded river around TradeMoore Estate, Lugbe, in Abuja.‎ ‎The victim is a native…

The Edo State Government has called on residents to commence the desilting of gutters, canals and moats in their area to prepare the state for the severe flooding predicted by the federal government. Special Adviser to Edo State Governor…