The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has disclosed that 27 states have been impacted by floods, with a total of 227,494 persons affected and 32,837 houses damaged
No less than 16,488 hectares of farmland with crops were also affected by the flood.
The agency’s Director-General, Zubaida Umar, made this known in a statement issued by NEMA spokesperson, Ezekiel Manzo.
The statement pointed out that the data was based on statistics from the NEMA Emergency Operations Centre established for the flood monitoring and coordination of resource deployment.
Umar said NEMA will continue with public sensitisation as well as grassroots awareness through advocacies and workshops on solid waste management to raise public consciousness on the clearance of blocked drainages and waterways.
She urged State Emergency Management Agencies and community leaders to be prepared for rapid flood response and reassured farmers not to panic about the temporary dry spell, as it would end soon according to NiMet’s predictions.
Umar also advised communities at risk of flooding and those living along waterways to relocate to safer, higher grounds ahead of the peak of the rainy season.
She called on all stakeholders, especially SEMAs and community leaders, to be ready to activate, at short notice, plans and preparations for floods with the increasing incidents in some parts of the country.
