Flooding
31 Oct
Three people died after days of heavy rain in central and north Vietnam that flooded homes and submerged roads, disaster management authorities said Tuesday.
24 Oct 2023
Lagos State government has called for synergy between local councils to tackle flood issues in the state. The State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, said such synergy is required to sensitise residents on drainage blockages, dumping of waste into canals and other unauthorised places. He allayed the fears of residents…
22 Oct 2023
Chief Timipre Sylva, the All Progressives Congress(APC) candidate for Nov.11 governorship election in Bayelsa, says he will tackle the problem of flooding and coastal erosion in the state if elected.
19 Oct 2023
Following the incidence of flooding already being experienced in the neighbourhood of Ajegunle and Kara, Lagos State government, yesterday, asked all residents within Ogun River banks to relocate immediately.
13 Oct 2023
*Lauds FG, NEMA on quick crisis response With ten Local Government Areas now under threat by flood, the Anambra state governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has appealed fresh flood intervention from the National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA), to tackle the challenge. Soludo made the appeal while on a courtesy call to the Director General, NEMA, Mr.…
8 Oct 2023
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has alerted Nigerians to expect flood in nine states as Cameroon began the release of water from its Lagdo Dam. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the states are: Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Anambra, Edo, Delta and Bayelsa. Mr Mustapha Ahmed, Director General, NEMA, disclosed this…
16 Sep 2023
Flooding and lightning strikes in Yemen have killed eight civilians, an official and a doctor told AFP on Saturday, underscoring the threat of extreme weather in the war-ravaged country.
7 Sep 2023
Edo State government, yesterday, pledged support for residents of riverine communities in the state, noting that it has put in place adequate plans to provide relief to residents.
4 Sep 2023
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Sunday urged State and Federal Governments to activate emergency preparedness against the impending flood.
31 Aug 2023
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned that Lagdo Dam in Cameroun may commence full discharge of excess water should the heavy rainfall persist. Director-General, NEMA, Mustapha Ahmed, made this known during an Emergency Coordination Forum of Disaster Management Stakeholders meeting, yesterday, in Abuja. He said: “This release may result in all frontline states experiencing flooding in subsequent…
31 Aug 2023
•Approves N10b for palliatives Delta State government, yesterday, called on residents in lowland and flood-prone areas to relocate to higher planes in view of the impending flood, following the release of water from Cameroun's Lagdo Dam into rivers Niger and Benue. Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Festus Ekpen Ahon, gave the warning in a…
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