As Nigerians continue to lament the
impacts of flooding across the country,
the federal government has said the
country was not yet out of the wood,
disclosing that five states are still at
risk of experiencing flooding up to
November, this year.




This came as it disclosed that the
natural disaster claimed 603 lives,
affected 2,504,095 persons and
displaced 1,302,589 persons across the
country.




Similarly, the government disclosed
that the disaster injured 2,407 persons,
partially damaged 121,318 houses,
totally damaged 82,053 houses,
partially damaged 108,392 hectares of
farmlands and totally damaged 332,327
hectares of farmlands, all across
Nigeria.




The government which named the
states still at risk this year as
Anambra, Delta, Cross River, Rivers
and Bayelsa, have called for the
immediate evacuation of residents of
the identified areas to avert a
catastrophic outcome.


Minister of Humanitarian Affairs,
Disaster Management and Social
Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar-
Farouq, who disclosed these at a press
conference in Abuja, on Sunday, in
Abuja, tasked the governments of the
respective states, local government
councils and communities to “prepare
by evacuating people living on flood
plains to high grounds, providing tents
and relief materials, fresh water as
well as medical supply for a possible
outbreak of water-borne disease.”





The minister said the government had
initiated a bilateral discussion with
authorities in Cameroon next month
(November 2022) on the periodic
opening of the Lagdo dam.




The delegation to Cameroon is to be
led by the Permanent Secretary and the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be
requested to facilitate it,” she said.




She expressed sadness over the loss of
lives and destruction of property
occasioned by the recent flooding
across the country.



She said,”The Ministry of
Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster
Management and Social Development
is concerned that despite all our efforts
of averting the consequence of the
2022 flooding season, unfortunately,
we have recorded the loss of over 500
lives, partial or total damage of more
than 90,000 houses, damage of more
than 140, 000 hectares of farmland, so
many roads and other critical
infrastructures were also affected.”

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/10/nigeria-not-safe-yet-says-fg-after-floods-claim-603-lives/

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