Tag: Flood
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Vietnam flood deaths rise to 72 as heavy rains continue
Rescuers have found the bodies of another 13 people following flash floods in Vietnam, raising the death toll to 72, while 33 remain missing, authorities said on Monday. “Up to 700 millimetres of rain had fallen as the result of a tropical depression over the previous five days in central and northern Vietnam. “It, however,…
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Flood destroys 2, 000 hectares of Kwara farmland
About 2, 000 hectares of farmland have been destroyed by water across the three districts of Patigi Local government area of Kwara. Special Adviser to Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed on Emergency and Relief Services, Alhaji Duro Mohammed, disclosed this while inspecting the havoc caused by flood in Patigi yesterday. He said rice farms in Lade, Patigi…
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Flood: Bagudu orders relocation of 100 households
Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, has directed the state Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to relocate 100 households affected by flooding in Dole-Kaina Area of Dandi Local Government to a safer place. Bagudu gave this directive in a statement signed by Alhaji Abubakar Dakingari, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday.…
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Flood: Fishermen takeover abandoned Winner Chapel’s church in Rivers…worshippers relocate
Once use to be awash with worshippers every Sunday, Living Faith Church, Winners Chapel situated at Km. 18, Port Harcourt/Owerri Road, Rukpokwu area of Rivers State has turned to a fishing destination for young fishermen following incessant rain in the state which submerged the church and its environment. During a visit to the Church at…
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Flood: FG to dredge River Benue, construct drainages in Makurdi
The Federal Government has promised to dredge river Benue and construct additional drainage systems to put a lasting end to the destructive flood being experienced in the state. President Muhammadu Buhari made the promise on Wednesday while addressing the Internally Displaced persons (IDPs) at the International Market camp in Makurdi. Represented by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo,…
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BREAKING: Osinbajo arrives Benue to inspect damages caused by flood
The Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has arrived Benue State with other Federal Government delegation to conduct an on the spot assessment of the havoc caused by the flood which ravaged the state some few days ago. This was revealed by the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande…
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Be more proactive to flood cases – PDP advises FG, States
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on state and federal governments to be more proactive to curtail flood disaster in the country. A statement by the party’s Head, Publicity Division Administration, Chinwe Nnorom, for the National Publicity Secretary, on Sunday in Abuja, said the party expressed its sympathy with government and people of Benue…
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Benue flood: There might be food drought later this year – Gov Ortom
The governor of Benue, Samuel Ortom has expressed concern over the flood that has led to the displacement of over 110,000 people, destroying a countless number of houses – also led to the destruction of a large portion of farmlands and food storage facilities washed away. He said the people the state and Nigerians, in…
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Houston floods: 9 dead, 30,000 people displaced as Harvey floodwaters rise
Floodwaters are expected to rise still further in the inundated Texan city of Houston, where more than 30,000 people have been forced from their homes in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Historically heavy rains have fallen for three days and the downpour is forecast to continue. Harvey, downgraded to a tropical storm, is now beginning…
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Photos: Flood wreaks havoc in India, over 200 dead
More than 200 people have died and 10 million affected in recent floods and landslides across India as the country’s IT capital Bangalore was the latest to grapple with the torrential monsoon rains. “In the eastern state of Bihar, the floods have killed 56 people since Sunday and affected nearly seven million,’’ State Disaster Management…