Tag: Flood
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Amid Mokwa flood disaster, NiMet releases list of States to be affected by rainfall
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rain from Monday to Wednesday across the country.
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Mokwa flood: Additional bodies recovered as death toll continues to soar
The Niger state Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has released an update on the devastating flood disaster in Mokwa town, in Mokwa Local government area.
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FG seeks solution to collapsed Mokwa bridge after devastating flood
The Federal Government says it has initiated an action to ensure the collapsed bridge at Mokwa in Niger was immediately rebuilt.
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Flood scare hits Nasarawa; residents ordered to relocate
Following the flood disaster that ravaged Mokwa community in Niger State, the Nasarawa State Government has ordered the relocation of residents of flood-prone communities.
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Mokwa flood disaster: Motorists stranded as bridge linking north, southwest collapses
Motorists are currently stranded as part of the bridge at Mokwa linking the North and Southwestern part of the country collapsed due to flooding in Niger State.
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Niger flood disaster: FG breaks silence as death toll escalates
The Deputy Governor of Niger State, Mr Yakubu Garba, has visited victims of the flood disaster in Mokwa community as death tolls rises to over 100.
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Flash flood claims 21 lives, ten still missing in Niger State
A flash flood has claimed 21 lives and left more than 10 persons missing in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, following a torrential downpour that struck overnight. According to a statement issued by the Acting Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Ibrahim Hussaini, the disaster struck the communities of…
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JUST IN: 21 dead, 10 missing in Niger flood disaster after severe rainfall
Niger State Emergency Management Agency says 21 people have lost their lives following a severe rainfall that resulted into a flood disaster in Mokwa Local Government of Niger.
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1.2 million Nigerians displaced by floods in 2024 – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said that 1,243,638 Nigerians were displaced by floods in 2024, with 1,237 lives lost.
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UNDP urges action to avert flood disasters
The UN Development Programme, Global Environment Facility, Small Grants Programme (UNDP GEF SGP) has called on communities to raise awareness, take proactive measures, and prevent flood-related disasters.