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Flood
NEMA issues flood alert to 102 LGs
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, says 102 Local Government Areas in 28 states in the country fall within highly probable flood risk areas this year.
24 dead, 6 missing in Vietnam floods
The body of the last missing flood victim in south central Vietnam has been recovered, bringing the monthly death toll from floods in the...
Flood destroys 50 houses, displaces 200 persons in Jigawa
Flood has destroyed more than 50 houses and displaced over 200 persons in Yalleman and Dakayyawa towns in Kaugama Local Government Area of Jigawa.
NEMA warns Kogi residents against another flooding
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, on Tuesday warned residents displaced by the recent flood disaster in Kogi against returning to their homes early.
The...
Flood sweeps away 130 communities in Niger – Gov Bello
The Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, has disclosed that the number of communities affected by flood this year in the state has increased...
Flood cuts off 3 communities in Lagos
Some communities in Ikorodu area of Lagos State have been cut off following early morning three-hour downpour which had rendered the road leading to...
57 dead as Japan scrambles to rescue Japan flood victims
The death toll from record rains that have devastated parts of Japan rose Sunday to at least 57, officials said, as rescue workers and...
Flood sweeps 4 bankers to death in Onitsha
Four members of staff of a new generation bank in Onitsha, along Obodoukwu road, Ogbaru Local Government Area, Anambra State have been reportedly drowned by flood, which resulted from heavy rainfall on Thursday.
Flood sacks Edo INEC office, card readers, computers destroyed
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Benin on Sunday said that the commission lost sensitive and non sensitive materials to flood.
The flood, which...
At least 13 dead in Uganda flooding
Rainstorms in western Uganda caused flooding that swamped houses, killing at least 13 people including two babies, police said Wednesday.
Rubanda district police commander Ramathan...
Mass burials for Sierra Leone flood victims
Relatives enquire on the fate of victims of the mudslide at the Freetown Morgue, Sierra Leone, on August 16, 2017. Sierra Leone began a...