Flooding
15 Aug 2023
Lagos State Government has said that 80 percent of flood disasters in the state are man-made. Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, stated this, yesterday, when he met with representatives of some local councils in Lagos as part of the agency's flood mitigation and adaptation awareness campaign, with the theme,…
14 Aug 2023
Worried by devastating floods in Nigeria, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has called for anticipatory action in states to mitigate flooding crisis.
31 Jul 2023
Following an increase in the frequency and extent of flooding, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has called for synergy among stakeholders to reduce the impact of flooding. The Permanent Secretary, LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, made the call during the agency’s advocacy campaign against flooding across local councils in the state. The agency had…
16 Jul 2023
Rescuers battled to reach people trapped in a flooded tunnel Sunday in South Korea, where at least 33 people have died and 10 are missing after heavy rains caused flooding and landslides.
9 Jul 2023
The governments of Osun, Ondo and Ekiti States have taken proactive measures to avert flooding and the possible loss of lives and properties, an investigation by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) indicates.
12 Jun 2023
Junior Chambers International (JCI), at the weekend, hosted prominent Niger Deltans and scholars to find sustainable solution to perennial flooding in Bayelsa State, the Niger Delta and the entire country.
4 Jun 2023
As the rainy season begins, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has urged farmers in the Niger Delta region, especially Rivers State to brace up against the perennial flooding incidence in the region.
2 Jun 2023
There appears to be no respite yet for victims of the 2022 flooding in Bayelsa State, as another flooding disaster looms this year Even as experts continue to warn of a more severe flooding in 2023, residents have expresed worries that why most of them were yet to recover their losses...
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