19 States, 56 Communities May Experience Flooding – NEMA

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned that 19 states and 56 communities across the country will likely witness heavy rainfall that can lead to flooding within August.

The Lagos Territorial Coordinator, NEMA, Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, made this known in a statement on Monday in Lagos.

States to be affected are Delta Nasarawa, Ekiti, Ondo, Ondo, Anambra, Cross River, Lagos, Kwara, Bauchi, Jigawa, Osun, Zamfara, Sokoto, Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Imo, Abia

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Meanwhile, the communities include Aboh Apapa, Badagry, Eti Osa, Ikeja, Ikorodu, Ikoyi, Lagos Island, Ojo, Surulere, Atani; Ogun, Ifo, Ota, Sagamu, Lafia, Wamba, Ikom, Ogoja, Ado Ekiti, Akure, Ilesa, Osogbo Idanre, Ifon, Iju Itaogbolu, Ogbese, Owo, Owena.

Others are Jamaare, Misau, Azare, Itas, Kafin Madaki, Kari, Kirfi, Tafawa Balewa, Katagum, Hadejia, Miga, Kosubosu, Anka, Bungudu, Gusau;: Goronyo, Numan, Shelleng Serti, Ito, Katsina-Ala, Vande-Ikya, Oguta, Orlu and Ugba.