Tag: Flood
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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.
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Delta Govt distributes relief to flood victims
The Delta State Government on Thursday distributed relief materials to victims of the 2024 flood disaster in various parts of the state.
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Flood scare: Residents of Rivers, Bayelsa told to relocate
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has urged residents of Rivers and Bayelsa to relocate to higher ground over impending flooding in both states.
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LASG moves to deflood Lagos Island
The Lagos State Government has set up an ad-hoc pumping station at Adeniji Adele underbridge to alleviate flooding in Aroloya Street, Ojo-Giwa, Binuyo, Oroyinyin, and surrounding areas.
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Flood: Search for missing people continues in Spain
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.
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Woman trapped inside car freed after 3 days as Spain flood takes 211 lives
Emergency forces in Spain were able to rescue a woman trapped inside a car alongside the dead body of her sister-in-law for three days following the deadly flash floods in Spain, where the death toll has now climbed slightly to 211.
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Bayelsa confirms receipt of N3bn from FG
Bayelsa State Government has confirmed it received N3 billion flood prevention fund disbursed in August by the Federal Government to flood prone states.
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JUST IN: Flood sparks humanitarian crisis in Benue, 770 households displaced
No fewer than 770 households have been displaced by flood in Benue due to the rising water level that overflowed the banks of the River Benue.
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Fear grips Edo residents as flood uproots corpses from graves
Residents of Udaba, a community in Edo State, are in fear over the devastating effect of flooding that has uncovered graves, flushing corpses out of their resting places. The flood, which has wreaked havoc across multiple communities, has left many in fear and distress. The impact is not limited to Udaba; other communities, including Anegbete,…
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Lagos raises alarm over threats of flash flood
The Lagos State Government has raised an alarm of renewed threats of flash flood in the state following the intensity of rainfall experienced in the state on Thursday. The government described Thursday’s downpour as the heaviest in many months.