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74 LGAs In 30 States To Experience Severe Flooding – Hydrological Service
– Service Chides States For Neglecting Flood Alerts
By Funmi Olakunle
The Nigeria Hydrological Service Agency (NIHSA) has issued an alert warning Nigerians of imminent increased flooding, in September.
This was disclosed by the director-general NIHSA, Clement Nze, on Wednesday during a press briefing in Abuja.
The agency has also accused state governments of failing to heed its previous warnings on floods released earlier this year as it urged state governments to pull down structures built on flood plains.
The alert issued by NIHSA comes a day after the management of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) issued a notice for students to vacate the campus after a flood disaster that killed four students of the institution leaving several others injured.
According to the NIHASA report, ’’not fewer than 74 Local Government Areas (LGA) in 30 states in Nigeria would experience severe flooding in June, July, August, and September 2019.
‘’Another 279 local government areas would experience minimum flooding across the country in the period,’’ the report stated.
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