Merkel visits flood-affected areas in North Rhine Westphalia
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived at flood-affected areas in North Rhine Westphalia on Tuesday, her second trip to the flood-hit region in western Germany. Together with Armin Laschet, the state’s premier and Merkel’s possible successor as chancellor after September elections, she is in Bad Muenstereifel in the Euskirchen district. Merkel promised emergency aid for the […]
FLOOD: Save our souls, Gov Obiano’s aide appeals to FG
Special Assistant, Liaison, Abuja, to Governor Willie Obiano of of Anambra State, Barr. Nonso Nwaebili has made a passionate plea to the Federal Government to come to the aid of his kinsmen in Odekpe community in Ogbaru Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State over the menace of flood.
Oba’s palace submerged in flood, scores of residents rendered homeless in Ekiti
The palace of the Alawe of Ilawe-Ekiti, Oba Ajibade Alabi, was among the many buildings sacked by flood in Ekiti, on Thursday night. A NAN Correspondent reports that the Thursday rain which began at about 6 pm and lasted for hours, rendered many residents homeless as their bouses were submerged in the after rain flood. […]
Flood sacks Anambra communities as philanthropist demands urgent action
By Victor Ajihromanus Over 20000 residents of communities in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, barely 10 kilometers from the bank of River Niger, are facing imminent extermination if nothing urgent is done owing to flooding. They have lost their homesteads, farmland, dear ones, agricultural products etc following regular flood upsurge from the river […]
Reps member, Olododo says bastardisations of masterplans responsible for flood
National Assembly to take strategic decisions this week By Demola Akinyemi – Ilorin Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Economic and Planning, Hon. Abdulganiyu Saka Cook Olododo has said that Nigerians lukewarm attitude to tree planting and bastardisations of Masterplan at local, state, and federal government levels are largely responsible for the crisis of flooding […]
Heavy rain submerge farmlands, destroy valuables in Taraba
By Femi Bolaji – Jalingo Residents of Akwana community in Wukari local government areas of Taraba state Tuesday morning woke up to a heavy downpour which left residents stranded. The rainfall which lasted for hours overran various farmlands and destroyed houses in the community. Councilor of Akwana, Tsokwa Nwunuji who spoke to Vanguard via telephone, […]
