Floods: 500 dead, 90,000 homes damaged across Nigeria - Official

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Some of the states where deaths from floods have been reported include Kogi, Jigawa, Kebbi and Bayelsa

About 90,000 homes have also been partially or totally destroyed in the floods, the official said.

“Similarly, 44, 099 houses were partially damaged, 45,249 houses, totally damaged, 76,168 hectares of farm lands were partially destroyed, while 70, 566 hectares of farm lands were completely destroyed.” He said the meeting would come out with a communique to inform Nigerians that government was not only aware of what the situation was but was prepared to reduce the impact.

Mr Sani-Gwarzo explained that the release of the water led to increase in volume of water that Nigeria was taking in. “The National Emergency Flood Preparedness and Response Plans for Nigeria has just been approved by the Federal Executive Council and it contains all the details of the roadmap that needs to be done.

 

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Let's wait for our ******** as a president to come and say something about it..let's just wait

God Almighty have mercy.

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