The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has issued a flood alert for various regions across Nigeria due to the impending threat of flooding. Areas that are under the agency’s flood alert include:
– Ota and Sagamu areas of Ogun state
– Lafia and Wamba areas of Nasarawa state
– Ikom and Ogoja areas of Cross River state
– Jamaare, Misau, Azare, Itas, Kafin Madaki, Kari, Kirfi, Tafawa Balewa, and Katagum areas of Bauchi state
– Hadejia and Miga areas of Jigawa state
– Ilesa and Osogbo areas of Osun state
– Kosubosu area of Kwara state
– Anka, Bungudu, and Gusau areas of Zamfara state
– Goronyo area of Sokoto state
– Serti area of Taraba state
– Ito, Katsina-Alan, and Vande-Ikya areas of Benue state
– Oguta and Orlu areas of Imo state
– Ugba area of Abia state
The alert comes in the wake of NEMA’s previous announcement in January, revealing that the 2022 flood disaster resulted in the tragic loss of 662 lives, injuries to 3,174 individuals, and displacement of 2,430,445 people across the country.
Musa Zakari, the Director of Human Resource Management at NEMA, has pointed to rapid climate changes as a significant factor contributing to the frequent occurrence of flooding and other natural disasters in Nigeria.
He emphasizes the need for the country to reconsider its approach to disaster management in light of these challenges.
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