Flood ravages Isoko, Patani communities, as Patani IDP camp bubbles
By Akpokona Omafuaire – Warri A ferocious ravaging flood has submerged parts of Isoko North, Isoko South and Patani Local Government Areas of Delta State, rendering several hundreds of people homeless, destroyed farmlands as a result of unabated rain and the obstruction of drains and water channels in the communities. The situation has led to […]
Flooding prone communities not preparing for the incident, NEMA worries
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has expressed worries that communities in flood-prone local government areas are not getting ready ahead of the prediction.
Flood: Osun Govt. to remove structures obstructing water flow
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun says the state government will remove buildings erected on waterways to avert flood in the state.
Residents count losses as flood ravages Osun communities
IN July 2019, the Nigeria Metrological Agency had issued a warning that some states in the country should take measures against flood, saying the downpour in the months of August and September would be enormous as a result of climate change.
Flood destroys 3,000 farmlands, 120 houses in Jigawa
Flood triggered by incessant rain has destroyed over 3,000 farmlands and about 120 houses at Zugo town in Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa.
Flood alert: When a stitch in time will save nine
OUR ‘fire brigade’ approach to issues that affect us has brought us unexpected and incalculable hardships which sometimes result in disaster. We have, as a people, become used to a life of not preparing ahead or preparing within a short time. We prefer to treat symptoms, rather than the ailment.
