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Torrential Rain Leaves 33 Dead in Bolivia

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Hundreds of towns and villages in Bolivia have been put under alert as torrential rains continue to wreak havoc in the South American country. Officials say 33 people have died since November due to the rains, which have triggered landslides and caused rivers to burst their banks. The death Continue Reading

Environment

Ogun Govt. Takes Steps on Flood Disaster

Web News 5 November 2023 210 0

By Abimbola Bamgbose Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has promised to engage a consultant to carry out a comprehensive investigation into the causes of flooding in the state and come up with a holistic plan to find a permanent and sustainable solution to the problem. Governor Abiodun made the promise on Friday while playing […]Continue Reading

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Residents Cry for Help as Flood Sacks Taraba Community

Web News 8 October 2023 369 0

Farmlands, domestic animals and residential buildings worth millions of naira have been swept away by flood in the Mayo Selbe community of Gashaka Local Government Area of Taraba State. The flood is sequel to a heavy downpour which lasted for hours Friday night. This is the first time the area has witnessed such a natural […]Continue Reading

Environment

ORBDA Warns of Massive Flooding

Web News 2 September 2023 545 0

By Adebola Ajayi  The Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority,  ORBDA, has urged people at downstream Ogun River to be at alert over the predicted flooding associated with heavy rain in the months of September and December. The Managing Director of ORBDA, Otunba Olufemi Odumosu in a statement advised all stakeholders to take every step necessary […]Continue Reading

Environment

Floods Alert for States amidst Heavy Rainfall

Web News 27 August 2023 253 0

The Federal Government has advised state governments to prepare against floods following an increase in the volume of flow along River Benue. Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof Joseph Utsev, and the Minister of State for Water Resources and Sanitation, Bello Muhammad Goronyo, disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja on Saturday. “The […]Continue Reading

Environment

Houses Submerged as Flood Ravages Olodo

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Environment

Adeleke Empathises with Residents as Flood Ravages Ikire

Web News 23 July 2023 455 0

By Adenitan Akinola/Funmi Adekoya Properties worth millions of Naira have been destroyed as massive flood hit Ikire, the headquarters of Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State, on Saturday. It was gathered that a heavy downpour witnessed in the community led to the flooding.  The rain according to report started around 8am on Saturday and […]Continue Reading

Environment

Ogun Issues Flood Alert to Residents

Web News 27 April 2023 529 0

By Modupeola Sobukonla Ogun State Government has issued flood alerts to residents highlighting that more than 23 communities are at risk of experiencing flash floods in view of the heavy rainfall predicted by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NIMET.  The Commissioner for Environment, Mr Ola Oresanya, who gave the warning at a news conference in Abeokuta […]Continue Reading

Environment

Abiodun Solicits FG’s Support in Mitigating Effects of Flood

Web News 8 January 2023 557 0

Ogun state government has solicited the assistance of the federal government in its flood mitigation programme especially in providing concrete lining on all its secondary erosion trunks. Governor Dapo Abiodun made the call when he received the Presidential Technical Committee on Flood who are on a fact finding mission to the state in Abeokuta. Governor […]Continue Reading

Environment

Lagos Building Sinks, Nine Escape Death

Web News 12 September 2022 394 0

Nine yet-to-be-identified ladies who were trapped when a storey building around Akinwunmi Street, Mende, in the Maryland area of Lagos State, sunk due to torrential rainfall were rescued on Monday. The Lagos Territorial Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the development in a statement. He said the agency’s officials were Continue Reading

Environment

Flood: NOA Engages Community Leaders, Farmers

Web News 27 August 2022 346 0

Community leaders and farmers in Ogun State are being engaged by the National Orientation Agency, NOA as part of efforts to ensure a positive response to experts’ predictions on flood disasters in the country.  Addressing the participants in Abeokuta, the State Director of NOA, Mr Kolawole Obadina said the Stakeholders Engagement was aimed at encouraging […]Continue Reading

Foreign

41 dead, millions stranded as floods hit Bangladesh, India

Web News 18 June 2022 364 0

Monsoon storms in Bangladesh and India have killed at least 41 people and unleashed devastating floods that left millions of others stranded, officials said on Saturday. Floods are a regular menace to millions of people in low-lying Bangladesh, but experts say climate change is increasing their frequency, ferocity and unpredictability. Relentless downpours over the past Continue Reading

Environment

Video: Flood Takes over Houses in Ibadan

Web News 15 June 2022 1733 0

The heavy rain recorded on Tuesday night till the early hours of Wednesday in some parts of Ibadan has sacked some residents of Odo Ona area of Ibadan from their homes. Radio Nigeria Ibadan who monitored the situation said that while some residents were able to flee their residences before the flood took over their […]Continue Reading

Environment

UPDATED: Residents Flee as Flood Sacks Communities In Ibadan

Web News 15 June 2022 2196 0

The heavy rain of Tuesday 14th June 2022 evening, has sent many residents of Fatimo Area of Odo -Ona in Ibadan out of their homes. According to our correspondent, many residents could not spend the night in their houses as the area was flooded due to the downpour which lasted till late Tuesday night. It […]Continue Reading

Foreign

Flood Leaves Two Dead, Thousands Displaced in Cuba

Web News 4 June 2022 393 0

At least two people have died in Cuba’s capital, Havana, after the remnants of Hurricane Agatha brought heavy rain and floods to the Caribbean island. The Cuban weather service said the downpours would last until Saturday afternoon, bringing more than 20cm (8in) of rain to some places. Western and central areas of the country, including […]Continue Reading

Environment

‘Save Our Soul’: Residents of Ejigbo Cry Out to Gov. Oyetola as Flood Ravages Community

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Habitants of Oke-Padi, Ola road, Ejigbo in Osun State have made a ‘Save Our Soul’ cry to the State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola over their community which has been badly affected by heavy rain. The habitants, in a message to the Governor, said if urgent intervention was not made, their community would soon be swept away […]Continue Reading

Environment

Flood: Ogun Govt. Warns Residents To Relocate

Web News 15 September 2020 1342 0

Ogun State Government has advised residents in flood prone areas to temporarily relocate to avoid major flood disaster following the Federal government’s warning of impending flood in Ogun and other states. The Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Abiodun Abudu-Balogun who stated this in Abeokuta, revealed that no fewer than forty communities in ten local government areas of Continue Reading

Environment

Flood: NEMA Takes Sensitization Campaign to Communities

Web News 14 August 2020 765 0

In an effort to avoid flood-related disasters in flash points areas in Oyo State, the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA has taken its sensitization campaign to four communities in Lagelu and Egbeda local governments. The campaign was borne out of the prediction of the Nigeria Meterological Agency, NIMET of heavy rainfalls in September and October […]Continue Reading

Environment

Flood Causes Havoc in Kaura Namoda

Web News 8 August 2020 1617 0

The ancient city of Kaura Namoda and it environs in Zamfara State is facing the threat of flooding. A community group in the area known as Kaura Namoda Empowerment and Development (KANEDEF) who stated this in a statement signed by its spokesman Abdulrazak Bello said, all the authorities concern need to do the needful to […]Continue Reading

Environment

NEMA Urges Residents in Flood-Prone Areas to Relocate

Web News 11 July 2020 560 0

The National Emergency Management Agency has expressed preparedness to mitigate impact of floods this year. The Director General of the Agency, Retired Air Vice Marshal Muhammadu Muhammad gave the indication at a news conference in Abuja. Rainfall predictions for this year according to relevant authorities including the Nigeria Meteorological and Hydrological Services Continue Reading

Environment

Several flood mitigation projects to be completed in the next 18 months – Makinde

Web News 1 July 2020 665 0

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has promised to complete several ongoing flood management projects across the state within the next eighteen months to reduce challenges of flooding. He gave the pledge during an on-the-spot assessment of communities affected by the heavy rainfall which caused flooding in some part of Ibadan, destroyed properties worth Continue Reading

Environment

Flood Management: Desist from dumping refuse into drains – Environmental Expert

Web News 21 June 2020 698 0

As Nigerians continue to experience more rainfall, residents of Ibadan have been told to desist from dumping their waste into the drains and rivers that are around the ancient city. An Environmental and Water Resources Management expert, Professor Grace Oloukoi gave the warning while speaking with Radio Nigeria on the dangers associated with indiscriminate dumping […]Continue Reading

Environment

Oyo Government Sensitizes Oke-Ogun Residents on Climate Change

Web News 28 October 2019 1496 0

In a bid to prevent flooding, Oyo State government has taken a sensitization campaign to the Oke-Ogun area of the state as part of its efforts in stemming the effects of global warming in the area. About 75% of charcoal production in Oyo State is from Oke-Ogun area which were for export or domestic use but […]Continue Reading