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The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, says a total of 227,494 persons are affected and 32,837 houses damaged by flood in 27 states across the country.
NEMA added that 16,488 hectares of farmland with crops have also been destroyed.
In a statement issued by NEMA’s spokesperson, Ezekiel Manzo on Thursday in Abuja, the agency’s Director-General, Zubaida Umar said that NEMA would continue with public sensitisation, as well as grassroots awareness through advocacies and workshops on solid waste management to raise public consciousness on the clearance of blocked drainages and waterways.
The statement added, “So far, based on statistics from the NEMA Emergency Operations Centre established for the flood monitoring and coordination of resource deployment, 27 states have been impacted, with a total of 227,494 persons affected and 32,837 houses damaged, as well as 16,488 hectares of farmland with crops also damaged.”
She advised State Emergency Management Agencies and community leaders to be prepared for rapid flood response and reassured farmers not to panic about the temporary dry spell, stressing that it would end soon according to NiMet’s predictions.
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