Bracing for the floods
THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has been very proactive, from the beginning of this year, putting Nigerians on the alert about the heavy flooding we can expect throughout the rainy season which we are already experiencing. The most recent was the alert it issued for August 24 to 26, 2021 concerning flooding that was expected to […]
EU provides $471,000 to assist flood victims in Cambodia
The European Union (EU), is providing 400,000 euros ($471,000) to assist flood-hit families in Cambodia, said a press release on Wednesday. The aid would focus on addressing the urgent needs of the most affected people in the worst-hit provinces in the country’s northwest. “This contribution underlines our solidarity with the people of Cambodia, many of […]
Tambulwa extols Buhari for flood intervention in Sokoto
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambulwa of Sokoto state has praised President Muhammadu Buhari for his intervention after floods ravaged through Gwadabawa, Ilela, Sokoto North, Wammako, Bondinga and Tambuwal Local government areas, destroying farmlands and crops in the state. Governor Tambulwa made the commendation at the weekend when the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social […]
American group decries effects of flooding on Nigerians
AMERICAN Society of Safety Professionals, ASSP, Nigeria Chapter has attributed the annual flooding in the to the rising waters from the main channels of River Niger and River Benue that cut across the six geopolitical zones.
Kogi flood a great concern to President Buhari ― Minister
By Boluwaji Obahopo – Lokoja The Federal Government said President Muhammadu Buhari is greatly worried and disturbed by the persistent flood disaster that has ravaged some part of Kogi state. The Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Mrs Sadiya Farouq stated this in Lokoja yesterday during the donation of relief materials to […]
Flood: Bayelsa community seek state, federal assistance
By Samuel Oyadongha – Yenogoa Indigenes of flood-ravaged Adagbabiri community in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have called on the State and Federal Governments to provide them relief materials. According to community sources, the rising water level has exceeded that witnessed in 2018 and may reach that of 2012. Most houses in the […]
