FG predicts flooding in 11 states, advises evacuations

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru

The national authorities warned yesterday, that 32 locations crossed 11 states mightiness acquisition dense rainfall that whitethorn pb to terrible flooding betwixt yesterday and September 18, 2025.

The informing came conscionable days aft torrential rainfall successful Zaria, Kaduna State, displaced implicit 470 children and destroyed nary less than 270 homes crossed respective communities.

The Director, Erosion, Flood and Coastal Zone Management Department, Usman Abdullahi Bokani, gave the informing successful a flood alert announcement issued by the Federal Ministry of Environment’s National Flood Early Warning Centre.

According to the notice, the affected states and locations are Adamawa State (Ganye, Natubi); Benue State (Abinsi, Agyo, Gogo, Ito, Makurdi, Udoma, Ukpiam); Nasarawa State (Agima, Rukubi, Odogbo); Taraba State (Beli, Serti, Donga); Delta State (Umugboma, Umukwata, Abraka, Aboh, Okpo-Krika); and Niger State (Rijau).

Others are Kebbi State (Ribah); Kano State (Gwarzo, Karaye); Katsina State (Jibia); Sokoto State (Makira); and Zamfara State (Kaura Namoda, Shinkafi, Maradun, Gusau, Anka, Bungudu).

It cautioned that rising h2o levels successful River Gongola, River Benue, and River Niger posed further risks, informing that communities situated connected the floodplains were particularly vulnerable.

The alert announcement said:  “Also, owed to a emergence successful the h2o level of River Gongola, River Benue, and River Niger, the communities connected the flood plains of River Gongola up to Numan, and besides communities connected the flood plains of River Benue and River Niger up to Lokoja are advised to evacuate immediately. Relevant stakeholders should kindly instrumentality note.’’

It besides urged authorities governments and different agencies to supply punctual feedback and enactment rapidly to mitigate the impact.

Recall that Nigeria has experienced repeated cycles of devastating floods successful caller years, often worsened by mediocre drainage, accelerated urbanisation, and clime change.

As of September 4, the flooding that ravaged galore parts of the state this twelvemonth has claimed nary less than 231 lives, with 114 persons inactive missing.

According to information from the National Emergency Management Agency’s flood dashboard, 607 individuals person besides sustained injuries.

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