NEMA warns of likely flooding in 28 states, 102 local governments
Mr Afolayan said the programme, in collaboration with the Ondo State Management Emergency Agency , was part of the agency’s pro-activeness to responding to warning alerts by different agencies dealing with weather.
“There is a prediction from NiMeT in February, and Nigeria Hydrological Service Agency in May, informing us of impending heavy rainfall due to climate change and the ozone layer that will lead to flooding.“So, we have to carry out sensitisation programme in the three states under my purview.“Those that built on the flood plains should move away in other to avoid the imminent flood disaster that is likely to happen between the month of August and October.
“Causes of flooding are numerous; it’s not about rainfall alone but when the dams cannot accommodate more water,’’ he said.Also, Olufemi Obideyi, Secretary of SEMA in Ondo State, said that apart from the warning from relevant agencies, his agency was always creating awareness through different programmes to forestall flooding.
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