The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, on Friday, warned that 102 local governments across the country, as well as 28 states, might experience flooding due to impending heavy rainfall.
Director, Operations of NEMA in charge of Ekiti, Ondo and Osun states, Mr Olusegun Afolayan, gave the warning on Friday in Akure.
Mr Afolayan stated that the alert is coming on the heels of the warnings from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMeT, on the weather forecast.
He said the agency had started sensitising residents ahead of the impending danger, most especially on how to get prepared and channel their waste properly.
“There is a prediction from NiMeT in February, and Nigeria Hydrological Service Agency (NIHSA) in May, informing us of impending heavy rainfall due to climate change and the ozone layer that will lead to flooding.
“About 28 states and 102 local governments have been earmarked for this possible flooding.“So, we have to carry out sensitisation programme in the three states under my purview.
“We sensitised them about the need not to drop wastes in the gutter or the water paths.
“Those that built on the flood plains should move away in other to avoid the imminent flood disaster that is likely to happen between the month of August and October.
“And if flooding happens, it will lead to loss of lives and properties and we have to forewarn communities that may be affected.
“Causes of flooding are numerous; it’s not about rainfall alone but when the dams cannot accommodate more water,’’ he said.
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