By Gom Mirian
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned 14 states and 31 communities of the likelihood of flooding due to heavy rainfall from July 4 to July 8.
In a statement released on Wednesday, NEMA’s Territorial Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office, Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, encouraged relevant parties in the affected states to take preventative steps to avoid the loss of lives and property.
He said the states and communities most likely to be impacted are Plateau: Langtang and Shendam; Kano State: Sumaila, Tudun wada; Sokoto State: Shagari, Goronyo, and Silame; Delta: Okwe; Kaduna State: Kachia; Akwa Ibom: Upenekang; Adamawa: Mubi, Demsa, Song; Mayo-Belwa; Jimeta, Yola; Katsina State: Katsina, Jibia, Kaita and Bindawa and Kebbi State: Wara, Yelwa and Gwandu; Zamfara: Shinkafi and Gummi.
Others are Borno: Briyel; Jigawa: Gwaram; Kwara: Jebba; Niger: Mashegu and Kontagora.
Farinloye also credited the Federal Ministry of Environment for providing the information through the Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) Central Hub.