NEMA Enlists States, Communities To Encounter Severe Flooding
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has made list of States and communities to encounter flooding as rainfall persists in 2023.
NEMA, in a statement on August 14, 2023, said oil producing Delta State, Ondo, Sokoto, amongst 16 other states would experience flooding.
It added that 56 communities across the country were likely to witness heavy rainfall in this month of August.
The agency revealed that the heavy rainfall might lead to flooding in the affected areas.
The NEMA Lagos Territorial Coordinator, Ibrahim Farinloye, stated that the communities to experience severe flooding were (Aboh) the domain of member representing Ndokwa/Ukwuani Federal Constituency, Hon. Nnamdi Ejechi, in Delta State.
Recall that during the interactive section with Ndokwa candidates organized by Ndokwa Neku Union (NNU), in 2022, Hon Ejechi (then a candidate) pledged to address flooding in the area as it affects his immediate community.
Other localities to be ravaged by flood according to the statement, were Ado-Ekiti, Akure, Idanre, Ifon, Iju Itaogbolu, Ogbese, Owo and Owena in Ondo State.
Other communities include Apapa, Badagry, Eti Osa, Ikeja, Ikorodu, Ikoyi, Lagos Island, Ojo, Surulere, Atani in Anambra state, Ifo, Ota and Sagamu in Ogun state, Lafia and Wamba in Nasarawa state, Ikom and Ogoja in Cross River State.
Farinloye also listed Jamaare, Misau, Azare, Itas, Kafin Madaki, Kari, Kirfi, Tafawa Balewa, Katagum in Bauchi state, Hadejia and Mige in Jigawa state, Ilesa and Osogbo in Osun state, Kosubosu in Kwara state.
The rest are Anka, Bungudu and Gusau in Zamfara state, Goronyo in Sokoto state, Numan and Shelleng in Adamawa state, Serti in Taraba state, Ito, Katsina-Ala, Vande-Ikya in Benue state, Oguta and Orlu in Imo state and Ugba community in Abia state.
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, recently predicted three days of cloudiness, rainfall and thunderstorms across the country.
The agency advised airline operators to avail themselves of weather reports and periodic alerts from NiMet for effective planning of their operations.
NiMet said moderate to heavy rainfall could lead to flash floods.
“The public is advised to take necessary caution, and avoid driving and walking through flood waters,” the agency said.
NiMet also “urged risk and disaster managers, agencies, and individuals to be proactive in averting the loss of lives and properties during the rainy season.”
