Former President, Muhammadu Buhari has sent messages of condolence following the death of more than one hundred persons in floods that destroyed homes and displaced thousands of residents earlier last week in Niger state, and that of Kano 22 young athletes, coaches, and officials, who died in a ghastly auto crash. In his messages to…
The Benue Government says preparations are on top gear to either avert or mitigate the impact of flood in the state if it occurs. Mr Aondowase Kunde, Chairman, Technical Committee on Flood Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Response Team, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Makurdi. Kunde,…
Mr Joseph Olagunju, an environmentalist and advocate for green environment initiatives, has urged residents of Bwari to take proactive steps to reduce the risk of flooding. Olagunju told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja that individuals have a responsibility to mitigate the risks associated with heavy rainfall. “We must begin from…
The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), Yobe branch, on Tuesday, shared N77,000 to each of the 1,000 victims of the 2024 flood disaster in three Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the LGAs include Fune, Bursari, and Gulani. NAN also reports that each beneficiary received an…
The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, has given the assurance that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is being constructed to withstand flood for about 50 years. Umahi gave the assurance at a stakeholder engagement on Section 2 of the highway project on Sunday in Lagos. “We will make sure that our pavement level is going…
Gov Babagana Zulum of Borno on Wednesday distributed food palliatives including rice and grains to 250,000 flood victims across the 27 local government areas of the state. Speaking at the event, Zulum said the intervention is aimed at assisting residents who lost their homes, businesses, and livelihoods due to the floods. He noted that while…
At least 14 people, including a child, have died amid severe flooding triggered by heavy rainfall in parts of the U.S.. Twelve people were confirmed to have died in the south-eastern state of Kentucky, while two other deaths had been confirmed in Georgia and West Virginia. “I’ve got more tough news,’’ Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear…
Singapore said it would allocate approximately 150 million Singapore dollars (about 110 million U.S. dollars) for six new drainage upgrading projects in the 2025 fiscal year. This would be part of the ongoing efforts to mitigate flash floods, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu told the parliament on Tuesday. This comes as Singapore…
The search for missing people in the area of eastern Spain hit by severe flooding continued on Monday, almost a week after the disaster claimed more than 200 lives. Attention is now focused on a shopping centre in Aldaia, a suburb of the provincial capital Valencia. Water is being pumped out of the underground car…
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said it is releasing more than US$1.8 million to address the urgent needs of people affected by floods across Nigeria. According to a statement issued on Monday by the media unit of the organization, the funding will enable local and international non-governmental organizations to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to…
