As Nigeria continues to witnessa peak in the rainfall, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has released the names of states most affected by flooding.
The states with the highest number of persons affected by the floods are; Bauchi, Zamfara, Sokoto, and Jigawa states.
Others are Adamawa, Niger, Bayelsa, Kano, Borno, Imo, Benue, Ondo, Taraba and Katsina.
As of September 1st, 2024, according to NEMA, flood had claimed over 180 lives; over 2,034 people sustained various degrees of injuries, destroyed farmlands, damaged several houses, and displaced several people.
According to the 2024 flood update by the National Emergency Operations Centre of NEMA, 28 States and 140 LGAs across the country have been impacted by flood.
The data reads: “140 LGAs in 28 States have been affected by the flood. 548,484 affected persons, 208,736 displaced, 80,891 houses affected, 185 lives lost, 2,034 injuries sustained, 107,652 hectares of farmlands affected.”
The number of affected persons in various states are: “Bauchi 85,870, Zamfara 74,958, Sokoto 73,886, and Jigawa 57,290.
Others are: “NIger 30,102, Kano 18,550, Adamawa 17,530, Imo 17,887, Ondo 17,286, Borno 16,687, Taraba 16,403, Kwara 11,830, Katsina 10,976, Gombe 10,153, Benue 10,012 and Lagos 9,324”.
The States with the least number of affected persons are: “Oyo 2,040, Kogi 1,659, Ebonyi 1,594, Akwa Ibom 1,571, and FCT 872.”