Heavy rainfall that could lead to flooding may hit about 48 towns in 13 states beginning from 13 September to 17 September 2023, the Federal Government announced on Wednesday. It predicted that the rise in the water levels of River Benue and River Niger could affect communities along the rivers up to Bayelsa State and advised residents in these areas …

The death toll from Storm Daniel, an “extreme weather event”, that caused the Sunday Libya flooding stands at 6,000, CNN has reported. The health ministry undersecretary of the Unity Government in Tripoli, one of two rival governments operating in the country, Saadeddin Wakil said, “The death toll rose to over 6,000 people as of Wednesday morning local time”. The agency …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) yesterday met with the Nigerian Armed Forces, United Nations agencies and Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC) over looming floods in parts of the country. The agency advised governments of 11 states, including Rivers, Anambra, Adamawa and Benue, to ensure that the residents of flood plains were quickly relocated to safe grounds. Other states that the …

Edo State Government has urged residents in the lowlands to relocate to higher plains as flooding is expected due to water that will be released by authorities of Lagdo dam in Cameroon. The Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Mr. Chris Nehikhare said on Monday that the water released from Cameroun would go into River Benue which would lead to flooding. …

The Federal Government has advised state governments to prepare against floods following an increase in the volume of flow along River Benue. Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, and the Minister of State for Water Resources and Sanitation, Bello Muhammad Goronyo, disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja on Saturday. “The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency has …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Tuesday, called for communities’ involvement in efforts to curtail flooding in the South-East. Addressing the media in Enugu on steps being taken by the agency to mitigate flood disaster this year, NEMA’s Zonal Coordinator for South-East, Mrs Ngozi Echeazu said; “NEMA, through a series of meetings and sensitisation, has continued to build community …

The Anambra State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, passed a resolution asking Governor Chukwuma Soludo to build more Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camps to enable flood victims in the riverine areas to be evacuated during flood. The Assembly added that the governor should urgently direct the state Ministry of Works to carry out palliative measures at the dilapidated portions of …

Ten persons have been killed and over 200 houses destroyed in Katsina State capital and Bindawa Local Government Area of the state, as heavy rain overran buildings and roads in the neighbourhood causing havoc. According to residents of the affected areas in the Katsina metropolis, the heavy rain started at 4 pm, on Tuesday till late night of the same …

The Senate on Wednesday urged the Federal Ministry of Water Resources to revisit the proposed construction of Dasin Hausa Dam and any other dam to take in the flood waters from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. The Senate resolution was a sequel to the adoption of a motion on ‘Urgent Need to Intervene in the Flooding Issues in Sagamu, Ijebu areas …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET), and the Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) have predicted a high probability of flooding across the country as a result of heavy rainfall in the months ahead. The agencies, which released their 2023 Seasonal Climate Prediction and Annual Flood Outlookearly in the year, said they were taking proactive steps …