Abbas Idriss, director-general of the Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), says flood affected about 24,713 inhabitants in three of the six area councils of the FCT in 2022.
He said 20,376 persons were affected within the Abuja Municipal Area Council , 2,058 in the Bwari area council and 2,279 persons affected in the Abaji area council.
“The floods also resulted in the displacement of 2,972 persons in AMAC where 102 houses were damaged, while a total of 9,813 lives were saved,” he said.“In Bwari area council, 343 households were displaced, six houses damaged and 41 lives saved. No life was lost to the floods.“In AMAC, 6,876 persons were affected in the first flood at Ebano Hudu road by Damagaza river, Efab estate, Lokogoma, Apo Dutsen expressway, Carters court, Apo and Trademore Estate, Lugbe.
“We responded to 15 incidents of road crashes, 10 fire incidents and the case of a collapsed building in Kubwa where five persons were rescued and two seriously injured.Last year, Nigeria recorded one of its most severe flooding disasters within a decadeAs of October 24, over 3.2 million people had been affected with more than 600 deaths recorded, and over 500,000 farmlands partly damaged or totally destroyed.
The federal government also said more than 1.4 million people were displaced, and transportation infrastructure
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