The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) says Nigeria witnessed extreme weather events such as flooding, windstorms, soil erosion, and dust haze in 2023.
File photo of flooding in Lagos and Ogun in 2023 says the nation witnessed extreme weather events such as flooding, windstorms, soil erosion, and dust haze in 2023., NiMet listed Adamawa, Yobe, Lagos, Plateau, Taraba, Anambra, Delta, Ogun, and Katsina among the states that experienced flooding.The agency said flooding contaminated water points in several communities across the country, causing water-borne diseases like cholera, diarrhoea, malaria, and dengue fever.
The agency said several communities in Anambra, Bauchi, and Yobe states were affected by climate-induced soil erosion in 2023.“In 2023, Nigeria witnessed much milder flooding than in 2022. The National Emergency Management Agency reported that as of October 2023, 157,159 people were affected nationwide, with 68,000 displaced due to flooding,” the report reads.
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