NEMA issues flood alert to Kogi communities
ABUJA—The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, said, yesterday in Abuja, that it had received a distress call of imminent flood in Sarkin Noma, Ganaja, Lokoja Local Government Area and Igalamela-Odolu Local Government Area of Kogi State.
Flood victims file claims as insurers pay over N168m in 2015
INSURED victims of floods that ravaged some parts of Lagos State recently are already filing their claims, even as insurance companies paid N168.44 million claims on flood mishaps in 2015.
Flood: Delta deploys swamp buggies to clear water channels, canals
DETERMINED to address the perennial flooding problem in the state, Delta State Government has deployed swamp buggies and other heavy duty equipment to the Asaba capital territory to clear blocked natural water canals and drainages.
Flood: Move to higher grounds, Delta Govt warns residents
WORRIED by the havoc flood was causing in parts of Delta State, the state government has, again, warned those leaving in flood-prone areas to move to higher and safer grounds.
Flood wreaks havoc in Ughelli North, South
Flood has wrecked havoc in over 30 communities in Ughelli North and Ughelli South Local Government areas of Delta State, destroying property and farmlands worth millions of naira.
FLOODS: Swelling population may make matters worse
Heavy rains, combined with poor drainage systems and blocked waterways, cause rainwater to flow through commercial and residential dwellings
