Flood kills four, displaces 40,000 in Malaysia
No fewer than four people have been killed and 40,000 displaced following seasonal floods that ravaged Johor, Malaysia at the weekend.
Pathetic stories washed up by floods
By Azu Ishiekwene BACK in the day, weather forecasts were a joke. And I mean literally. The weather forecast segment which used to come at the end of the news bulletin on Nigeria’s national broadcaster, NTA, was the butt of cruel jokes amongst folks. Often when the forecasters said it would rain, we said they meant […]
Arresting Niger, Benue annual floods
FLOODING is a worldwide, natural phenomenon which occurs mainly in countries prone to natural disasters such as hurricanes, typhoons, flash floods and others. These include south eastern United States, Japan and most countries in South East Asia. Nigeria is fortunate enough not to have any real natural disasters. The only real disaster we have is […]
Flood sacks Imo community
Flood has sacked thousands of villagers in the Abacheke community in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State.
EDO: ‘Flood’s coming, relocate upland now’
National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, in Edo State has alerted residents of the state of imminent flood and urged residents to clear drainages to reduce its impact, especially in flood-prone areas.
Flood, windstorm kill 13 in Lagos, Ogun, Jigawa
… 65 injured in Jigawa windstorm By Bose Adelaja, with agency report The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, in its post-disaster updates, yesterday, confirmed that seven death were recorded, two in Ogun and five in Lagos, while nine were rescued during the unprecedented rainfall weekend. Coordinator, Lagos State Territorial District, National Emergency Management Agency NEMA, Ibrahim […]
