FG Lists 14 States Where Fresh Flood May Happen in 3 Days
- The federal government has predicted possible fresh floods in no less than 14 states across the federation
- According to the National Flood Early Warning Centre of the Federal Ministry of Environment, the floods are expected in 52 communities of the listed states
- The alert was issued in a statement signed by Usman Abdullahi Bokani, the director of Erosion, Flood and Coastal Zone Management Department
The federal government has sent a fresh warning to some communities in 14 states of the federation, including Lagos and Adamawa, about an impending flood.
This flood prediction was released by the National Flood Early Warning Centre of the Federal Ministry of Environment on Tuesday, September 16. The prediction projected heavy rainfall in 52 communities in 14 states between Tuesday and Thursday, September 16 and 18.
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According to The Punch, the flood prediction was contained in a statement signed by Usman Abdullahi Bokani, the director of Erosion, Flood and Coastal Zone Management Department in the centre.
The states where the floods are expected are listed below:
S/N | States | Communities |
1 | Akwa Ibom | Upenekang, Eket, Edor, Oron, Ikot Abasi, Ikot-Ekpene, Etinan, Uyo andObianga |
2 | Anambra | Ogbakuba and Nnewi |
3 | Adamawa | Yola, Wuro Bokki, Farkumo and Jimeta |
4 | Cross River | Akpap and Calabar |
5 | Bayelsa | Amasoma, Ikpidiama, Kalama, Yenagoa, Peremabiri, Sagbama, Oporoma, Odoni, Otuoke, Kolokuma/Opokuma, Ogbia and Oliobiri |
6 | Delta | Patani, Asaba, Abari, Escravos and Umuochi Utchi |
7 | Kaduna | Kachia and Kauru |
8 | Kebbi | Birnin Kebbi and Kalgo |
9 | Katsina | Bakori |
10 | Rivers | Ahoada, Bonny, Itu and Bori |
11 | Imo | Egbema and Oguta |
12 | Sokoto | Argungu, Gagawu, Silame |
13 | Ondo | Igbokoda, Ore and Okitipupa |
14 | Lagos | Epe |
NiMet predicts thunderstorms in northern states
Earlier, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) urged some states to prepare for thunderstorms with moderate rains. The projected states are all in the north. The weather forecast was for Monday morning, September 15.
NiMet has released the weather update on Sunday, September 14. It projected isolated thunderstorms and moderate rain in six northern states. The states are Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Kaduna, Kebbi and Taraba.
Also, the agency projected a similar weather forecast for Monday in some parts of Borno, Jigawa, Kano, Kaduna, Adamawa, Gombe, Bauchi, and Katsina states.
Source: UGC
Weather forecast in some states
In central states, NiMet predicted cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine and a chance of moderate rainfall in parts of Niger, Kogi, Kwara, the FCT, and Benue states. The agency also forecasted that isolated thunderstorms with moderate rains are expected across most parts of the region on Monday afternoon and evening.
Also, NiMet predicted that on Monday morning, a cloudy atmosphere with chances of moderate rains is expected in some parts of Ekiti, Ondo, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River states. While moderate rains are anticipated across most parts of the region on Monday afternoon and evening.
See the NiMet statement here:
NiMet releases weather forecast, advises Nigerians
Legit.ng earlier reported that the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) released a fresh weather forecast, predicting sunshine and haziness across the country from Saturday, January 18, to Monday, January 20, 2025.
NiMet released the new weather forecast on Friday, January 17. The outlook envisages sunny skies on Sunday in a hazy atmosphere over the northern regions over the next three days.
Proofreading by James Ojo, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
