How flood destroyed N7.8bn properties in Bauchi – SEMA …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has said that more than N7.81 billion farmlands and properties were destroyed to flooding in 16 local government areas of the State. Mr Adamu Nayola, the Director, Planning, Research, and Statistics of the agency, stated … Read more
Flood kills 20, displaces 2,000 in Yobe …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Twenty persons have died as a result of devastating floods that ravaged Bade Local Government Area of Yobe since early August, its Chairman, Alhaji Babagana Ibrahim, has said. Ibrahim disclosed on Friday in Gashua that most of the deceased were people trapped under the debris … Read more
Houses, hectares of farmland destroyed as flood wreaks havoc in Gombe, Yobe …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Gombe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has said that 2,517 houses and shops were either completely or partially destroyed by flood which ravaged 33 communities in the State. Mr Ibrahim Nalado, the Deputy Director, Relief and Rehabilitation of … Read more
BREAKING: Houses destroyed, 7 declared missing as flood wreaks havoc in Minna …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has said that at least seven persons were declared missing in Magma and Mashegu Local Government Areas (LGAs), following Friday’s heavy flooding. The Director-General of the agency, Alhaji Abdullahi Baba-Arah, disclosed this … Read more
Kaduna: Cemetery washed away as flood hits Zaria; residents seek help …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Residents of Chikaji in Sabon-Gari Local Government, Kaduna State, has appealed for assistance from government and philanthropists over flood that washed away cemetery, houses and properties in the area. The flood which ravaged the area on Monday was as a … Read more
BREAKING: FG raises alarm as River Niger rises above normal level …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The federal government has raised an alarm and warned the general public over the rising water levels of the River Niger system. The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) raised the alarm on Friday. Mr Umar Mohammed, the Director General of … Read more
Dramatic moment flood cuts off Kano-Maiduguri Highway …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> A video of the federal highway linking Kano to Maiduguri, cut off by a severe flood and leaving motorists and residents stranded as they search for alternative routes, has stirred emotions online. The intense flooding, which occurred on August 9, created a massive crater … Read more
Shiroro power plant management raises alarm over impending flood …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The management of North South Power Company Limited (NSPCL) in Niger, has sensitised communities around the Shiroro Hydro-Electric Power Plant to desist from water-based activities. Mr Olubunmi Peters, the Vice Chairman NSPCL gave the warning during the annual stakeholders’ flood sensitisation and … Read more