Tag: Flood

Flash flood Alert! Lagos asks some residents of Lekki, Ikorodu to temporarily relocate

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Tokunbo Wahab, Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, has called on residents in flood-prone communities across Lagos to consider relocating to safer, upland areas due to looming threats of flash flooding. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television on Tuesday, Wahab emphasized the urgency, citing recent extreme weather conditions and predictions from the Nigerian Meteorological […]

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UN rally support for floods victims in Nigeria

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The United Nations (UN) on Thursday called on the international community to support Nigeria as it faces unprecedented floods, which have impacted more than three million people. UN Spokesperson Mr Stéphane Dujarric, told correspondents at the UN headquarters in New York that the Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Matthias Schmale had made an appeal for […]

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Residents displaced, houses, farmlands destroyed as Adamawa, Jigawa suffer flooding

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Heavy rain accompanied by flood has led to massive displacement of families, destruction of houses and farmlands in Adamawa and Jigawa States. In Adamawa, the State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA), said 66 houses and  150 farmlands  were destroyed by flood in Lababiri village, Bakta district in Shelleng Local Government Area of the state. Dr Mohamed […]

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FLOODING: NIHSA advises five states to be on red alert

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The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has advised five states to be on red alert against flooding. Mr Clement Onyeaso, the Director General of NIHSA gave the advice while briefing newsmen on Monday in Abuja. Onyeaso said the affected states to be on red alert are Edo, Delta, Anambra, Rivers and Bayelsa. He said the […]

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11-year-old boy and rescuer swept away by Lagos flood

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An unidentified 11-year-old boy alongside Wasiu, who was trying to rescue him, was swept away by a flood in the Aboru, Alimosho local government in Lagos on Saturday. The NAN correspondent, who visited the scene of the accident, gathered that two young boys who were sent by their parents to buy cooking gas at a […]

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Flood and Mudslide kill 23 as buildings collapse in South Africa

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The number of deaths from floods and mudslides that crushed homes in the South African port of Durban early Tuesday has risen to 23, authorities said. Among those killed were a six-month-old baby and a child aged around 10, they added. “Last night the weather conditions worsened significantly … in various parts of the province, […]

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Flood displaces 375,142 persons in Anambra – NEMA

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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said no fewer than 375,142 persons were affected by flood disaster across ten local government areas of Anambra. Mr Idris Abubarkar, NEMA Incident Commander in Awka, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Saturday. Abubarkar said out of the number, no […]

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As a preacher and professor, answer your N33bn corruption allegation – PDP tells Osinbajo

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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has told Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo to wait until he explains the N33 billion corruption allegations as exposed by the House of Representatives before sermonizing and parading himself like a saint. The main opposition party made this known in a statement on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola […]

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NEMA names 12 states worst affected by flood; receives UN commendation

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After its assessment, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has declared 12 states along the River Niger and Benue as worst affected by flood disaster this year while other states are being monitored. The Director General of NEMA, Engr. Mustapha Maihaja made the disclosure when his agency hosted the monthly meeting of the Forum of […]

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