The Federal Government has forecast heavy rainfall over a five-day period that may lead to flooding across 15 states in the North and 68 locations.
This comes as the National Emergency Management Agency said a total of 140,228 people in 21 states have been affected by floods so far in 2025.
The heavy rainfall warning, issued on Sunday by the National Flood Early Warning Systems Centre of the Federal Ministry of Environment, called on stakeholders and residents to take urgent precautionary measures.
According to the centre’s flood prediction obtained by our correspondent, the affected areas are expected to experience rainfall likely to cause flooding from August 10 to August 14.
The centre said the listed “locations and their environs are likely to witness heavy rainfall that may lead to flooding within the period of prediction.”
The areas and the locations are Adamawa State (Jimeta, Mubi, Mayo-Belwa, Wuro-Bokki, Yola, Farkumo); Bauchi State (Jama’a); Nasarawa State (Keffi); Kaduna State (Jaji, Kafanchan, Zaria, Birnin-Gwari); Katsina State (Katsina, Bindawa, Kaita); and Kebbi State (Kamba, Kangiwa, Kalgo, Ribah, Sakaba, Saminaka, Gwandu, Jega, Bunza, Birnin Kebbi, Bagudo, Argungu).
Others are Kano State (Bebeji, Gwarzo, Karaye, Sumaila, Tundun-wada); Niger State (Rijau, Ibi, Chanchaga, Magama, Mashegu, Minna, Mokwa, New-Bussa, Sarkin Pawa, Wushishi); Taraba State (Duchi); Jigawa State (Miga, Ringim, Hadejia, Dutse); and Yobe State (Potiskum, Dapchi, Gasma, Gashua, Jakusko).
Also on the list are Zamfara State (Kaura Namoda, Maradun, Shinkafi, Bungudu, Gusau); Sokoto State (Sokoto, Gagawa, Gada, Goronyo, Isa, Wamakko, Silame, Makira); Borno State (Bama); and Kwara State (Jebba).
Figures from NEMA’s latest flood dashboard, obtained on Sunday, showed that the disaster had displaced 49,205 residents, damaged 10,663 houses, and affected 9,454 farmlands in several communities.
The floods, which have struck 52 local government areas, have hit Imo, Rivers, Adamawa, Abia, and Delta states the hardest, with Imo recording 28,030 affected residents. Rivers recorded 22,345; Adamawa, 12,613; Abia, 11,907; and Delta, 8,810.
Other affected states are Borno (8,164), Kaduna (7,334), Bayelsa (5,868), Lagos (5,793), Akwa Ibom (5,409), Niger (3,786), Ondo (3,735), Edo (3,234), Kogi (2,825), Sokoto (1,916), Kwara (2,663), Kano (1,446), Jigawa (1,428), Gombe (972), Anambra (925), and the Federal Capital Territory (1,025).
The data also showed that Imo State had the highest number of displaced persons at 15,107, followed by Rivers with 9,645, Adamawa with 5,808, and Abia with 4,896.
Akwa Ibom recorded 2,645 displaced persons, Borno had 2,436, Edo reported 2,079, and Niger recorded 1,612.
Other states include Lagos with 1,149 displaced residents, Delta with 777, Kaduna with 662, Sokoto with 626, Anambra with 816, Ondo with 363, Gombe with 365, and Jigawa with 219. No displacement was recorded in Bayelsa, the Federal Capital Territory, Kano, Kogi, and Kwara states.
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