The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NiHSA) has warned that flooding across parts of Nigeria could persist till September.

Director-General of NiHSA, Umar Mohammed, said the flooding is anticipated based on NiHSA’s forecasts and warned that the situation could worsen between August and September if urgent action is not taken.

Speaking through Emmanuel Tuna, head of NiHSA’s geographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing department, Mohammed said the agency had issued early warnings before the floods.

“This is something we foresaw, we saw it coming,” Mohammed said.

“As we speak now, with the flooding happening, if nothing is done, this is just the start of the rainy season, sometime around July-September (12 weeks), and it could be worse than what is even happening right now.

“And we’re expecting it to be worse around August-September, particularly August-September.”

Mohammed said beyond the destruction caused by floodwaters, NiHSA is concerned about the impact on drinking water sources.