As the rainy season intensifies, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has restated its warning that 31 states were at the risk of high and moderate flooding. Its director general, Mrs Zubaida Umar, who spoke at the 2024 Flood Early Warnings Sensitisation Programme in Awka, Anambra State, yesterday, said community participation was critical to mitigating flooding.
Bayelsa Residents Uncover 2022 Flood Palliatives Warehouse, Loot Expired Food Stuff
Some residents of Bayelsa on Sunday night broke into a warehouse in Yenagoa where 2022 flood palliatives were kept by the state government and stole some food items said to be already decaying. The warehouse located along Isaac Boro Expressway in Yenagoa, the state capital, was looted by people The Bayelsa State Emergency Management Agency (BYSEMA)
Fuel scarcity: NNPC, IPMAN allay fears of Nigerians
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has called on Nigerians to exercise patience as effort is being made to address the current fuel scarcity occasioned by the flooding which led to the destruction of some major roads in some parts of northern states. The IPMAN Chairman, Northern Nigeria branch, Alhaji Bashir Danmalam, made the
Pray for Lokoja as City gets submerged (video)
Lokoja, the state capital of Kogi state is currently submerged in a severe erosion menace. Jkcyno news gathered that flooding disaster that’s ravaging most parts of Nigeria, like Anambra State has hit Lokoja severely. The scary scene from the submerged environment is surreal to behold. Kindly pray for the people of Lokoja and Anambra with some
Peter Obi Commiserates with government and people of Jigawa (pictures)
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour party has commiserated with the people and government of Jagawa state over the flooding disaster that hit the state recently. See his tweets below. News reports of the ravaging floods wreaking havoc in different communities in Jigawa State, are not only disturbing but alarming. Its profoundly disturbing to learn
Death Toll rises to 187 across Europe after devastating flooding ( video)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed shock at what she described as surreal destruction caused by last week’s flooding. Mrs Merkel visited affected areas of western Germany on Sunday, talking to survivors and emergency workers. At least 188 people in Germany and Belgium are now known to have died in the floods. Heavy rain is