The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says at least 49 people have lost their lives to floods in the north-east.
According to a report by Reuters, Nema spokesperson, Manzo Ezekiel, said 41,344 people have also been displaced by flooding in Jigawa, Adamawa, and Taraba states.
Ezekiel said floods caused by heavy rains also destroyed more than 693 hectares of farmlands in the region.
“We are just entering into the peak of the season, particularly in the northern part of the country and the situation is very dire,” Ezekiel said.
“We also have information about the high tide in the upper countries of the River Niger before Nigeria. All of these are flowing towards Nigeria. We are beginning to see a manifestation of our predictions.”
The federal government had said 148 LGAs in 31 states were at risk of severe flooding between April and November 2024.
It added that 249 LGAs in 36 states, including the federal capital territory (FCT), fall within the “moderate flood risk states.”
