The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has announced Bayelsa, Delta, Lagos, and Rivers States are more prone toflooding this year.
The agency explained that the flooding which would be due to the rise in sea level and tidal surge may negatively impact agriculture, human settlements, and transportation in the States.
The agency, while calling for early warning action to mitigate the impact of the predicted flood, said this year’s flood may be more than what was witnessed last year.
According to NEMA, last year’s floods resulted in 665 deaths and injured 3,181 persons nationwide.
A total of 4,476,867 persons were also affected; out of the affected, 2,437,411 persons were displaced, about 944,989 farmlands were damaged and 355,986 houses were partially or totally destroyed by floods.
These were contained in Abuja by the Director General of NEMA, Mustapha Ahmed during the official presentation of the 2023 Climate-related Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation Strategies.
Speaking during the presentation, Ahmed said the document is expected to assist responsible organizations carry out preparedness and mitigation actions to safeguard lives, livelihoods, properties, and the environment against hydrometeorological hazards in Nigeria during the 2023 rainy season and beyond.
