Tag: Flooding

Flood displaces over 500 households in Kaduna

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Kaduna flood alert

More than 500 households have been forced out of their homes after a devastating flood swept through Kigo Road extension, in Kaduna-North local government area of Kaduna State. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Thursday, left many residents scrambling for safety as floodwaters submerged houses and destroyed property. One of the victims, Mrs. Khadijatu Jatau, a mother of nine, said she barely managed to escape with her children. “Floodwater entered my home around midnight. I only picked up my phone and carried my children. Since then, we…

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Flood Alert: Heavy flooding in Kaduna

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Kaduna flood alert

…River at full capacity No fewer than 545 households have been displaced after two days of torrential rainfall, with 171 houses also damaged across communities in Kaduna-North local government area of Kaduna State. Heavy rainfall over the past two days may have contributed to the flood surge. Recall that on Tuesday, the Executive Secretary, Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA), Usman Mazadu, on Tuesday in Kaduna, said the agency led a joint assessment of the affected areas to determine the scale of destruction and coordinate emergency response. In an issued…

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Flooding: Zulum, Shehu urge FG to fast-track Alau Dam project

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Zulum, Shehu urge FG

Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, and the Shehu of Borno, Abubakar El-Kanemi, have appealed to the Federal Government to fast-track the rehabilitation and expansion of the Alau Dam. The duo made the appeal when the Shehu paid the traditional Sallah homage to the governor at Government House, Maiduguri, saying such was necessary to avert another Borno flooding disaster. Zulum, who expressed concern over the slow pace of work on the project, warned that at the dawn of this year’s rainy season, urgent action was needed. According to the governor, fast-tracking…

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Northern Elders raise alarm over Niger flood disaster

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Northern Elders raise alarm

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF), has expressed deep sorrow over the devastating flood disaster that has struck Niger State, claiming the lives of over 160 people and destroying billions of naira worth of infrastructure, homes, and livelihoods. The Forum called on the Federal Government to take swift and comprehensive measures to support flood victims, including the deployment of relief materials, provision of medical and psychosocial support, and restoration of essential services. In a condolence message issued by its spokesperson, Professor Abubakar Jika Jiddere, the Forum conveyed heartfelt sympathies to the…

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Borno Flood Disaster: IBAN pledges solidarity with the govt, people of maiduguri in face of humanitarian crisis

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Maiduguri flood

Calls for urgent global aid The Independent Broadcasting Association of Nigeria, (IBAN), has expressed deep solidarity with the government and people of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital and the wider North-East region of Nigeria, as they face a humanitarian crisis caused by catastrophic flooding. According to a press statement issued in Maiduguri on Thursday, signed by its Chairman, Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Ramalanand Director of Publicity IBAN, Gregory Odutayo, the disaster has displaced thousands, leaving many families struggling to access food, shelter, and medical care. In the statement, IBAN acknowledged the…

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Borno Flood Disaster: Liberty TV/Radio Chairman commiserates with Borno people

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Borno flood

Chairman of Liberty TV and FM Stations, Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan has commiserated with the people and Government of Borno State over the devastating flood that caused unimaginable havoc in Maiduguri, the state capital. In a sympathy Press Statement issued yesterday, Ramalan described the incident, which spanned across Borno State, as highly devastating and unprecedented in recent years. It is with sympathetic feeling that critical government institutions such as the Government House Teaching Hospital, Shehu of Bornos Palace, the State secretariat, schools, and business centres were reported to have been affected.…

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Borno flood Disaster: Liberty TV/Radio Chairman commiserates with Borno people

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Ramalan

Chairman of Liberty TV and FM Stations, Alhaji (Dr( Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan has commiserated with the People and Government of Borno state over the devastating flood that caused unimaginable havoc in Maiduguri the state capital. In a sympathy Press Statement issued on Wednesday, Ramalan described the incident, which spanned across Borno State, as highly devastating and unprecedented in recent years. It is with sympathetic feeling that critical government institutions such as the Government House Teaching Hospital, Shehu of Bornos Palace, the State secretariat, schools, and business centres were reported to…

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Maiduguri Flood Disaster:A/Bello Foundation calls for urgent support for victims, others

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Maiduguri flood

Tinubu orders VP to visit affected areas The Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, (SABMF), has issued an urgent appeal for support to aid the victims of the devastating flood that has hit Maiduguri and other communities in Borno State. Recall that residents fled their homes following the devastating flood in the state capital. The Alau Dam, which has been at full capacity for the past week, reportedly collapsed in the early hours of yesterday. The areas most affected include Fori, Galtimari, Gwange, and Bulabulin. Wild animals, including snakes, crocodiles and…

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2022 Flood: Over 600 perished, 1.3million persons displaced In Nigeria ? UNICEF

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The United Nations Childrens Fund, UNICEF, has said that according to government data no fewer than 600 persons died and 1.3 million were rendered homeless as a result of the September/October 2022 floods across 34 states of the country. Chief of UNICEF Field Office, Enugu, Juliet Chiluwe, stated this yesterday, during an official handover of supplies for Anambra State Flood Response from UNICEF to the Anambra State Government. During the occasion, the first set of supplies of 100 drums of chlorine for disinfection of water sources, 40 cartons of Aquatabs…

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H/Reps frown at NEMA’s claim of reaching out to 1.4m flood victims

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As agency claims spending N112.13bn on disaster management The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said it has spent N112.13 billion from consolidated accruals and ecological fund utilisation on disaster management in the country from 2011 to 2022. This is just as members of the House of Representatives Committee on Ecology expressed displeasure with the disclosure by the Director-General of NEMA, Ahmed Mustapha, that the agency reached out to over 1,427,370 persons displaced by the flood disaster across the nation. Mustapha, who appeared before the committee that is investigating the total…

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