The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has warned that 14 states and 31 communities may witness heavy rainfall leading to flooding from July 4 to
The warning was contained in a statement issued Wednesday by the Coordinator, NEMA, Lagos Territorial Office, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye.
Farinloye urged relevant stakeholders within the affected states to take precautionary measures to forestall the loss of lives and property. He listed the states and communities as Plateau: Langtang and Shendam; Kano State: Sumaila, Tudun Wada; Sokoto State: Shagari, Goronyo and Silame; Delta: Okwe. Others include Kaduna State: Kachia; Akwa Ibom: Upenekang; Adamawa: Mubi, Demsa, Song, Mayo-Belwa, Jimeta, and Yola; Katsina State: Katsina, Jibia, Kaita and Bindawa.Borno: Briyel; Jigawa: Gwaram; Kwara: Jebba; Niger: Mashegu and Kontagora are also included.
Meanwhile, Farinloye thanked the Flood Early Warning System, FEWS, Central Hub of the Federal Ministry of Environment Abuja, for sharing the information.
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