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Flood kills 16, destroys 3,936 houses in Jigawa

Robert Imoh — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 08:30:55 +0000

The Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has confirmed 16 persons killed and 3,936 houses destroyed to flood disaster. It said the flood also submerged 2,744 hectres of farmlands following torrential rainfalls since the commencement of the 2024 rainy season. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr Haruna Mariga, who stated this in Dutse on […]

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Flood: LASG apologises to displaced residents

Robert Imoh — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 09:21:33 +0000

The Lagos State government has apologised to residents of the state displaced as a result of the intensive rainfall experienced on Wednesday. The state’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, stated this during a syndicated interview programme across different television channels in Lagos on Thursday. Wahab said that the state government had […]

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No life lost to flood in Trademore Estate – FEMD

Robert Imoh — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 16:12:21 +0000

The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD), says no life was lost to the Monday morning flash flood in Trademore Estate in Lugbe, Abuja. The acting Director-General (D-G) of FEMD, Mrs Florence Wenegieme, stated this while assessing the extent of the flash flood that submerged some of the houses up to window level. “There […]

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Residents send SOS to LASG over poor drainage, flooding

Robert Imoh — Sun, 16 Jun 2024 17:57:41 +0000

Residents of Akowonjo in the Alimosho Local Government Area have lamented the poor drainage system and flooding in the area anytime it rains. They called on the Lagos State Government (LASG) to save them from the consequences of the poor drainage system and flooding with the frequent rainfall in the state. The residents spoke with […]

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Flood damages INEC office in Edo

Robert Imoh — Sun, 26 May 2024 06:27:55 +0000

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its office in Benin City, Edo has been ravaged by flood. “The flood damaged a section of the building. It destroyed voters registration machines and other items,” Mr Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, said in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He […]

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Wike directs immediate reconstruction of Dogon Gada bridge – Coordinator

Robert Imoh — Tue, 21 May 2024 15:06:59 +0000

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has given a matching order for the immediate reconstruction of Dogon Gada box culvert in Lokogoma village, Abuja. Mr Felix Obuah, the Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), made this known in Abuja on Tuesday, during the 2024 Flood Risk Assessment and Community Awareness […]

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Flood: NGO tasks communities, local authourities on sanitation

Robert Imoh — Fri, 17 May 2024 12:19:27 +0000

Greenhighland Initiative, a non-governmental organisation has urged residents of Bwari Area Council of the FCT to improve on environmental hygiene and sanitation to curb flood risk. The organisation’s programmes Coordinator, Mr Jonah Abhrams made the call in an interview with Newsmen on Friday in Dutse-Alhaji, Abuja. Abhrams, an environmental expert said that the organisation had […]

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FEMA advises people residing along waterways to relocate

Robert Imoh — Wed, 15 May 2024 13:24:07 +0000

The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council has advised people residing along waterways in the FCT to relocate to safer areas. The acting Director-General of the department, Mr Mohammed Sabo, gave the warning in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. Sabo explained that warning became necessary following the early warning issued […]

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Floods leave 40,000 children homeless in Afghan province – Charity

Robert Imoh — Tue, 14 May 2024 12:26:59 +0000

About 40,000 children have lost their homes in north Afghanistan’s Baghlan province as heavy downpours and floods lashed the province and other regions, global charity Save the Children said. “Children are scared. Many have lost everything, not only their homes but their schools and the places where they play. “They have lost everything that’s familiar. […]

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2024 Flood Disaster: NEMA calls for precautionary measures

Robert Imoh — Tue, 07 May 2024 18:44:20 +0000

The Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar has emphasised the need for proactive measures against the predicted 2024 flood disaster. Addressing stakeholders at the National Emergency Coordination Forum (ECF) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, Umar highlighted the importance of early warning backed by early action to mitigate the impact of disasters. NEMA’s […]

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Affected regions still without power in Greece after flooding

Gbemi Banks — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 11:03:49 +0000

There was still no electricity supply and therefore also no water in many villages in the flooded regions of central Greece on Monday. In the port city of Volos with its 150,000 inhabitants, the water supply network is still so badly damaged that the districts are only supplied in alternation, the news channel ERTnews reported […]

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Yobe LG empowers 300 flood victims with farm equipment

Gbemi Banks — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 10:48:34 +0000

The Jakusko Local Government Council in Yobe has empowered 300 victims of 2022 flood disaster with farm implements and equipment for various trades. Alhaji Abdullahi Garba, the Council’s Chairman, stated this in an interview in Jakusko on Wednesday. He said 150 of the victims received irrigation machines, while 50 others got mechanized farming machines. Garba […]

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Flood: FG to partner World Bank on post disaster rapid impact assessment

Gbemi Banks — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 09:13:27 +0000

Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, says the Federal Government will partner the World Bank to conduct a post disaster rapid impact assessment. Farouq, who stated this at a Ministerial briefing, said that the assessment would use the Global Rapid post-disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE). This is contained in […]

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Averting flood disaster through early warning signs

Gbemi Banks — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:54:24 +0000

Over the last two decades, advancement in science and technology has made meteorological forecast increasingly accurate. All over the world, policy makers utilize the vast meteorological knowledge, as well as precise and other dependable weather tools, to warn about impending adverse weather days, weeks and months ahead. Whether it is a heat wave, hurricane or […]

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Association calls for emergency assistance for victims of flood

Gbemi Banks — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 08:39:29 +0000

The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has urged the Federal, State and Local Governments to support businesses and citizens in easing the loss caused by the recent flooding in the country. This is contained in a statement by Director-General of NECA, Mr Adewale Oyerinde, in a statement on Sunday. Oyerinde said that the floods had […]

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