The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) in collaboration with National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Minna Operations Office, recently gave an update on flooding in the state.
Because of rain-fall patterns this year, NIMET has placed Niger State among the first-line states of the Federation that will be affected by floods caused by heavy rains. However, the location of the four dams: Kainji, Jebba, Shiroro, and Zungeru has further worsened the situation.
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Director general of NSEMA Abdullahi Baba Arah said they gave communities early sign warnings through enlightenment campaigns but added that “since the rains started, floods occasioned by the overflowing of the various dams in the state and blocking of the waterways with refuse dumps have been in line with the NIMET predictions.”
“We are still expecting more rains; therefore, flooding may still be with us, which is why we should not let our guards down.”
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