Fourteen states and 31 communities across the nation may witness heavy rainfall that may lead to flooding from July 4 – 8, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned.
NEMA, in a statement signed by Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Territorial Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office then urged relevant stakeholders within the states concerned to take precautionary measures to forestall loss of lives and property.
He listed the states and communities as Plateau: Langtang and Shendam; Kano State: Sumaila, Tudun wada; Sokoto State: Shagari, Goronyo and Silame; Delta: Okwe.
Others include Kaduna State: Kachia; Akwa Ibom: Upenekang; Adamawa: Mubi, Demsa, Song, Mayo-Belwa, Jimeta, and Yola; Katsina State: Katsina, Jibia, Kaita and Bindawa.
He also added Kebbi State: Wara, Yelwa and Gwandu; Zamfara: Shinkafi and Gummi
Borno: Briyel; Jigawa: Gwaram; Kwara: Jebba;is Niger: Mashegu and Kontagora are also included.
Farinloye thanked the Flood Early Warning Syste (FEWS) Central Hub of the Federal Ministry of Environment Abuja for sharing the information.
