Tag: Flood
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Just In: 200 inmates escape as Kogi prison wall collapses
The early Monday morning downpour in Koton-Karfe, Kogi Local Government Area of Kogi State, has made way for the escape of about 200 prisoners from the Medium Federal Correctional Centre. This follows the collapse of parts of the building housing inmates. Several houses in the area were also submerged. A source at the correctional facility,…
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Flood sacks 40 villages in Adamawa
No fewer than 40 villages have been sacked by flood in Adamawa, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Dr Muhammad Sulaiman, the Executive Secretary, Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA), confirmed this to NAN on Saturday in Yola. Sulaiman said the development followed heavy downpour recorded in the last three days in some parts of…
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Lagos alerts residents on rise in sea water level, flooding of low line areas
Lagos State Government has alerted residents on the rise of sea water level resulting in the inability of the lagoon to discharge water into the ocean. The development, it said, is causing backflow into the drainage channels. A statement by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tunji Bello, however assured officials are…
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Flood sweeps 11-year-old boy, rescuer to death in Lagos
Tragedy struck residents of Aboru and Iyana-Ipaja in Alimosho area of Lagos on Saturday as flood swept away an 11-year-old boy and his rescuer, one Wasiu into a canal linking Aburo and Iyana-Ipaja on Ige Road. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who visited the scene of the accident observed huge crowd wearing long…
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Flood invades Lagos community, traps pupils in school
A vicinity in Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State, was submerged in flood water, capturing some students in a Nursery and Primary school in the area following the persistent heavy downpour yesterday. The heavy rainfall, which started as early as 8 am, affected both human and vehicular activities as most parts of the state…
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Ondo declares three-week holiday as floods submerge schools
Many schools and communities have been submerged by floods in Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria, as a result of the unabated torrential rains being experienced in many parts of the country. This made the State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to direct public primary and secondary schools submerged by the floods to proceed on three weeks of holiday…
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Many trapped, one missing as flood wrecks havoc in Ibadan
A middle-aged man whose identity was still unknown was washed away on Thursday night by flood at Oluyole, in Ibadan South West Local Government area of Oyo state following a torrential downpour in the city. Many areas of the city were flooded, while scores of people were said to have been trapped when bridges and…
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FG warns states of impending flood as river water from six nations arrive Nigeria
River water from six of the eight countries that make up the Niger Basin has arrived Nigeria, increasing the risk of flooding in 10 states, the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency alerted Nigerians on Saturday. The water , according to the Director General of the agency, Clement Nze, left Guinea, Niger Republic, Guinea, Mali, Benin Republic,…
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Flood kills pregnant woman, two others in Jos
Three persons, including a pregnant woman, have been killed by flood that swept through some parts of Zinariya community in Jos, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports. The flood, which resulted from days of downpour, also brought down nine houses pulled down. “The incident resulted from narrow waterways; the victims were asleep when the…
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Flooding: Okowa issues directive for dredging of ‘all existing drainage channels’
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has directed that all existing drainage channels along Okpanam road be dredged as part of measures to mitigate flooding in Asaba, the State Capital. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Governor Okowa on Tuesday gave the directive to dredge all existing drainage channels along Okpanam road, prior to the completion of the new…