No Corpse Washed Off Morgues in Delta Floods –Govt
Delta State government, on Sunday, refuted a report that corpses were washed away from the mortuary of the General Hospital, Patani, by a flood and described the report as false and mischievous.The government said in a statement that although Patani was one of the communities affected by the flood in the state, only the entrance of the hospital was flooded.The statement, signed by the state Commissioner for Information, Mr Chike Ogeah, described the report on the flooding of hospital morgue as false. Full story...
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Posted by Amaka, 29 October 2012
Govt Laments Flooding, Moves to Rescue Abuja-Lokoja Road
By Lawrence Njoku, Ralph Omololu Agbana, Alemma-Ozioruva Aliu, Tunji Omofoye, John Ogiji
AMID huge losses to flooding in various parts of the country, the Federal Government has taken some measures to check further disaster.Central to the government’s efforts is contracting three major construction companies in the country to salvage the submerged Lokoja-Abuja highway and open it up for free movement of vehicles “ within a few days.”In Niger State, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has begun the distribution of relief materials worth millions of naira to alleviate the suffering of the people in the flood-affected communities in the state. Full story...
Source:http://www.ngrguardiannews.com
Posted by Amaka, 26 September 2012
Nigerian Floods Drive Thousands From Homes
ABUJA, Nigeria, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Some 12,000 people have been forced from their homes by flooding in the northern Nigerian states of Kano and Jigawa, officials say.
In separate flooding in the southeastern state of Cross Rivers, about 49 coastal communities are threatened, the Nigerian newspaper Leadership reported.
In Jigawa, more than 2,000 flood victims were being housed at a secondary school in Ringim, said Musa Illalah, a zone coordinator for the National Emergency Management Agency. Full story...
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Posted by Amaka,17 September 2012
Nigeria Floods Kill 137 Since July: Red Cross
LAGOS — Flooding across Nigeria has killed 137 people and displaced more the 35,000 since July, the Red Cross said Monday, warning that latest forecasts suggest the damage could still worsen.The states affected range from Lagos in the southwest to Adamawa in the northeast, where at least 30 people died following the release of water from a dam in Cameroon that caused Nigeria's River Benue to overflow.The disaster management coordinator with the Nigeria Red Cross, Umar Mairiga, who provided the death toll, said 36,331 people had been displaced across 15 affected states. Full story...
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Posted by Amaka, 10 September 2012
Flood Claims 2, Destroys Property Worth N27m in Katsina
By Segun Olaniyan
TWO people lost their lives while properties worth over N27 million were destroyed as a result of flood that ravaged Daura Local Government Area of Katsina State.The committee chairman, Alhaji Tukur Gurjiya, who disclosed this while presenting the committee’s report to Daura council chairman, on Thursday, said that over 500 houses was destroyed by the flood.Gurjiya said investigations conducted by the committee revealed that the affected houses were built on water ways. Full story...
Source:http://tribune.com.ng
Posted by Amaka, 7 September 2012
Yobe flood: A Season of Lamentation
Yobe has seen much of conflicts and pestilence in the face of breakdown of peace and security. Even nature appears not to spare the state as a flood disaster, which has killed many, with a huge number rendered homeless, continues to compound the woes of the people. The governor, Ibrahim Geidam, lamenting the situation recently, appealed to the citizens for understanding. James Bwala writes on the mind-boggling situation in the state.Yobe State, in the past few months, has been battling with pestilence, occasioned by sustained attacks on innocent people by terrorists and lately with flood disaster.
Source:http://tribune.com.ng
Posted by Amaka, 5 September 2012
Tukur Consoles Adamawa Flood Victims
BY IBRAHIM BELLO
The PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, on Sunday, joined other Nigerians to commiserate with the government and victims of recent flooding in Adamawa state.The ruling party's chairman conveyed the party's sympathy to the government and people of Adamawa over the disaster, reassuring them of government's efforts to ensure the safety and well being of the people. Full story...
Source:http://dailytimes.com.ng
Posted by Amaka, 3 September 2012
Floods Leave 8 Dead, 100 Houses Destroyed In Katsina, Niger
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LEADERSHIP gathered yesterday that three persons died in the flood disaster that occurred in three villages of Safana local government area while a middle -aged lady died in the flood at Kurfi local government area.Full story...
Source:http://leadership.ng
Posted by Amaka, 27 August 2012
Nigeria: Lagos Ocean Surge Casualty Man-Made - NEMA
BY ABDULKADIR BADSHA MUKHTAR
The recent devastating Atlantic Ocean surge at the coastline of Lagos State was natural disaster while the human casualties were man-made, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEAM) has said.NEMA spokesman Yusha'u Shuaibu said the agency has confirmed the recovery of 9 bodies and blamed residents for carelessness which caused the human casualties.Full story...
Source:http://allafrica.com
Posted by Amaka, 27 August 2012
Nigeria: Flood Sacks 10 Villages, Kills Two in Jigawa
BY ABDULLAHI ANAKO
Dutse — A heavy downpour yesterday sacked ten villages and killed two people with many farmlands and houses destroyed in Kiyawa local government area of Jigawa State.Alhaji Ibrahim Musa of Dankoli village told Daily Trust that it was the collapse of the bride along the Kafingana river as a result of bad drainage that worsened the flood in their village, saying his family was stranded becuase their farmland and houses were affected.
Source:http://allafrica.com
Posted by Amaka, 24 August 2012
Nigerians Brace For Upcoming Floods
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has warned against a “above-normal” rainfall in strategic parts of the country which could lead to flooding in 12 States of the federation. The information, which is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja and was signed by Eleazar Obende, NIMET Public Relations Unit, says that the states likely to be affected are: Lagos, Ogun, Delta, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Gombe, Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa.
In order to reduce the impact the imminent flood, NIMET has urged the affected state governments and the people in these states to clear their drainages and waterways as there was prospect of high intensity or long lasting rains occurring between August and October 2012.Full story...
Source:http://www.businessdayonline.com
Posted by Amaka, 16th August 2012
Climate: NIMET Says Serious Flooding Coming Aug to Oct
Environment - The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) has told Nigerians to clear drains because of imminent heavy rainstorms that may lead to serious flooding between August and October. NIMET gave the advice in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, signed by Mr Eleazar Obende of the agency's public relations unit.
"NIMET has observed wetter-than-normal soil surface moisture and groundwater conditions in some parts of the country over the past 12 months. "The northern sector of the country will experience peak rainfall during August to October season, the effect of the wetter-than-normal conditions observed is the prospect of the occurrence of above-normal rainfall, which may lead to surface run-off.Full story...
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Posted by Amaka, 6th August 2012
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