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National Orientation Agency (NOA), yesterday, directed officers at the community level to immediately commence campaign on the new weather alert by Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), which predicted strong winds and flash flood in about 17 states.
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The Director-General, Dr. Garba Abari, gave the directive in a statement issued by Assistant Director of Press, Paul Odenyi. He urged Community Orientation and Mobilisation Officers (COMOS) to swing into action by providing necessary information to citizens at the grassroots to avert consequences such as loss of lives and property.
Abari noted that the weather advisory has grave implications for the ordinary citizen, properties, airlines and forests. He advised field officers to explain the need for citizens to make their contribution towards averting the grave implications of climate change.
The measures, according to him, include clearing of drainages for free flow of water, relocation from low lands to higher grounds and desisting from activities in flood plains.
NIMET had said thunderstorm cells have been observed over the North, especially Borno, Taraba, Gombe Bauchi and Kano states. It added that thunderstorm cells, accompanied by squalls, are propagating eastwards to cities in Plateau, FCT, Nasarawa, Katsina, Adamawa, Yobe, Kaduna and Jigawa states.
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