THE Federal Government (FG) has predicted heavy rainfall over a five-day period that may trigger flooding in 19 states across 76 locations.
The FG issued the warning on Tuesday, August 5, through the National Flood Early Warning Systems Centre of the Federal Ministry of Environment.
This comes as severe floods hit Ogun and Gombe states, with Lagos, Plateau, Anambra, and Delta states also experiencing flood-related crisis.
The government urged stakeholders and residents to take urgent preventive measures to stay safe.
The flood prediction report indicates that certain areas will likely experience heavy rainfall leading to flooding between August 5 and August 9.
The flood prediction affects several states and locations, including Akwa-Ibom, Bauchi, Ebonyi, Cross River, Nasarawa, Benue, Kaduna, and Katsina, with specific areas listed in each state.
Other affected states and locations include Kebbi, Kano, Niger, Plateau, Taraba, Jigawa, Yobe, Zamfara, Sokoto, Borno, and Gombe, with multiple specific areas listed in each state.
Flooding in Nigeria is an annual disaster that results in loss of life and property damage.
Last year, 31 states were affected, causing hundreds of deaths, thousands of injuries, and impacting 1.2 million people.
Nigeria has experienced severe flooding this year, resulting in loss of life and property damage.
According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), 191 people have died, 94 are missing, and 134,435 have been affected across 20 states and 47 local government areas.
The ICIR reported that the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) predicted three days of heavy downpours and thunderstorms across Nigeria from Monday, August 4, to Wednesday, August 6.
In its weather outlook released on Sunday, August 3, in Abuja, NIMET said early morning thunderstorms were expected on Monday with medium rains over parts of Sokoto, Adamawa, Kebbi, Zamfara, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, and Taraba states in the northern region.
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