The United Nations yesterday released $10 million from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF) and the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support flood victims across the country.
Out of the fund, $5 million would be allocated to provide water, sanitation, healthcare, shelter and non-food items to over 264,000 people in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states affected by both flooding, conflict, rising hunger and cholera outbreak.
The statement recalled that since July this year, flooding has affected more than 4.4 million people across Nigeria, leaving over 2.4 million people displaced with about half of them in Bayelsa; killed more than 660 people and damaged over 650,000 hectares of farmland across the country. “What I saw in Bayelsa, which was essentially cut off from the rest of the country, with homes and fields underwater and some people still sleeping on boats, reminded me of the images coming of out of Pakistan several weeks ago,” he added.
“Farmers for example, will require seeds and other agricultural support,” he said, adding, “As discussions at the Climate Change Conference in Egypt draw to a close, the flooding in Nigeria is yet another reminder that climate change has a devastating impact on already poor and vulnerable people and will continue to determine their ability to survive unless urgent action is taken.”
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