•Floods Flooding caused by heavy rains in the Gamo area of southern Ethiopia has left at least 48 people dead, police said today. “The number of bodies recovered from the natural disaster that struck three districts of Gamo Zone has reached 48,” the South Ethiopia Regional State Police Commission said in a statement on X. […]
•Flood At least 236 people have lost their lives to devastating floods that have swept through 27 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) this year, according to the latest update from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) 2025 Flood Dashboard. The report shows that 409,714 Nigerians have so far been affected...
•Flood The four hydroelectric dams, Shiroro, Jebba, Kainji and Zungeru located in Niger State, have given notification towards releasing excess water from their dams any moment from now. The notification which was made available to Niger State Emergency Management Agency, NSEMA, stated that the four dams were set to discharge excess water, rep...
•Lagos floods Some parts of Lagos State, yesterday morning, were once again submerged by heavy flooding following a downpour that started in the early hours of the day. The incident occurred weeks after rainfall wreaked havoc in the state, reports The PUNCH. Property worth millions of naira were destroyed in the Ikorodu area, which was [&helli...
•Flood A torrential downpour on Thursday and Friday unleashed devastating floods in Zaria, Kaduna State, displacing more than 470 children and destroying over 270 households across several communities. A coordinated assessment team, which included the Nigerian Red Cross Society, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Kaduna State...
Many roads in Abuja, the nation’s capital, were flooded following a heavy downpour in the early hours of yesterday. Areas affected included Asokoro, Guzape, Jabi, Kado and Wuse, reports Daily Trust. Also, over 1,000 residents have been displaced and houses destroyed following devastating floods that swept through several communities in Kankia ...
•Flooding Three people have been swept away in a heavy downpour in Zaria, Kaduna State. An eyewitness, Mustapha Badamasi, Dan Bakano of Tudun jukun, said a corpse was recovered from the flood while at least two are missing, reports Daily Trust. The corpse was identified as that of Yusuf Surajo known as Abba, while Fatima […]
•Late Praise Malachi A 16-year-old girl, Praise Malachi, has lost her life in flooding while rushing home to check her Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results, which her friends told her were excellent. Praise was a final year student of Government Day Secondary school, Samaru, Zaria, who bagged scholarship from the Centre of Girl...
•Flood in Ebonyi State No fewer than eight persons have been killed in a flood disaster in Kpoghirikpo, an ancient kingdom of Itim community in Afikpo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The incident, which occurred following heavy rainfall, affected over 800 farmlands and 3,000 households, creating a major displacement crisis within the co...
•Floods Residents of some Ondo communities affected by the flood that occurred last weekend have called on the state government to come to their aid following the destruction of their property. The flood occurred as a result of a downpour last Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, which has reportedly destroyed property worth millions of naira in [&he...
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