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According to the Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, floods killed 18 persons and destroyed 6,637 houses in about 19 local government areas in the state during the current raining season. Its Executive Secretary, Yusuf Sani, told journalists in Dutse yesterday that the persons died in Gwaram, Dutse, Jahun, Gumel and Ringim Local Government areas of the state, Vanguard reports. Sani ...

The Enugu State Capital Territory Development Authority, ECTDA said that 1,000 buildings within Enugu metropolis built on waterways, drainage channels, and on top of public utilities will be demolished in order to prevent the impending flood in the state. According to Vanguard, ECTDA said the primitive parcellation of land by the immediate past administration at Enugu State Housing Authority which gave ...

Have you ever walked into your house to meet a puddle of water? Or have you being in a house whilst it’s flooded? There’s nothing worse than walking into a flooded or water-logged home. This article dishes out useful tips on how to control the damage caused when water invades a home. I have experienced it twice; walking into a ...

Earlier in the week, we brought you a report on how flood ravaged six local government areas of Kano state, destroying nothing less than 5,300 houses. Head Operations and Logistics, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Mr. Femi Giwa, also revealed that 5,000 people may lose their homes to flood during a UNICEF organised workshop on emergency preparedness response forum held ...

The Kano State Relief And Emergency Agency (SARERA), has confirmed that at least 5,300 houses have been destroyed by flood in six local government areas of Kano State. According to the Executive Secretary of the Agency, Mr Aliyu Bashir, the affected local government areas include, Bebeji, Dawakin Kudu, Kiru Shanono, Bagwai and Garun Mallam. Mr.Bashir said over 2,300 houses were ...

A late night flood on July 4 destroyed no fewer than 52 houses in Wurno, headquarters of Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The Chairman of the local government council, Abdulkadir Jelani, disclosed this in Sokoto on Sunday while addressing journalists. Mr. Jelani said, “The problem was aggravated by the blockage of some drains in the town and its ...

The Rainy season is here again and people are apparently becoming aware of their environment. The rains usually come with its merits and demerits. It could get pretty messy on some days while the rain might just be the soothing relief or cooling effect needed on other days. But what does the rainy season really mean to us? What’s the ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Saturday said it would provide assistance to farmers in Kebbi affected by the recent flooding in the state, to enable them engage in dry season farming. A staff of the bank, Paul Eluhaiwe, who led a delegation of the apex bank to Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi to commiserate with flood victims, said the ...

Flood washes ‘all manner of snakes’ into Plateau community The massive flooding in Plateau have washed snakes from far distances into farms and residences in Pankshin/Kanke/Kannam Federal Constituency, according to Timothy Golu. Mr. Golu, who represents the area in the House of Representatives, told the News Agency of Nigeria, in Jos on Sunday that “all manner of snakes” had taken ...

No fewer that 11 states in Nigeria are at risk of flooding, according to the Nigerian Hydrological Agency, NHSA. The Agency which unveiled its 2015 Annual Flood Outlook has therefore advised the concerned states to come up with effective mitigation strategies, capable of preventing flooding within their territories. The Agency listed the high flood risk areas to include Sokoto-Rima, Niger, Benue ...