Blocking waterways with dirt may cause flooding, Osun APC chieftain warns residents
Shina Abubakar – Osogbo A Chieftain of All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Hon. Oyintiloye Olatunbosun has urged the residents of the state to desist from dumping refuse on waterways to curb the danger of flooding. Oyintiloye, who is the former lawmaker representing Obokun State Constituency, warned that act of dumping refuse on the waterways […]
66 killed in Indonesian floods as officials warn of more heavy rain
Indonesian country’s disaster agency on Monday warned of more heavy downpours as flooding and landslides hit the nation’s capital and its surrounding areas on New Year’s Day killing 66 people. Incessant rain started on New Year’s Eve, triggering flooding in Jakarta and its satellite cities, home to about 30 million people. In Lebak District, in […]
Nine dead after Indonesian capital hit by New Year flooding
Nine people died after Indonesia’s capital was hit by its deadliest flooding in years, authorities said Wednesday, as torrential rains on New Year’s Eve left vast swathes of the megalopolis submerged. Thousands were evacuated to temporary shelters as electricity was switched off in scores of waterlogged neighbourhoods across greater Jakarta, home to about 30 million […]
Flood destroys 4,370 houses, displaces 51,000 people in Cross River
The Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) said on Wednesday that flood destroyed 4,370 houses and displaced over 51,000 people in 212 communities in the state. The Director-General of SEMA, Mr. Princewill Ayim, disclosed this in a chat with journalists in Calabar, the state capital. Ayim said the incident occurred between July and […]
Flooding: Ekiti to spend N334m to dredge Waterways
By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ado Ekiti-In a bid to prevent the reoccurrence of flooding that ravaged some parts of Ado Ekiti and other towns in 2019, the State government set aside a total sum of N334 million to dredge waterways. Areas to undergo massive dredging in Ado Ekiti are, Ita Eku, Ureje, Eminrin, Embassy Island […]
Buhari sympathises with Kenya, DRC over flood disater, mudslides
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has expressed solidarity with the government and people of Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over the deadly flood disasters and devastating mudslides wreaking havoc in some parts of their country. In separate messages of sympathy and solidarity to the leaders of Kenya and DRC, two countries […]
