Tag: FLOOD
REPS Urge NEDC To Provide Relief Materials To Flood Victims In...
House of Representatives has passed a resolution urging the North East Development Commission NEDC to provide relief materials to victims of flood...
Libya Mayor Arrested Over Floods That Killed Thousands
Abdulmenam al-Ghaithi Mayor of Derna, a Libyan city devastated by intense flooding, has been arrested in connection with the disaster.
Flood: Perm SEC Visits Affected Sites In Trade More, Lugbe Condemns...
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Capital Territory Administration, Mr. Olusade Adesola has decried the repeated vandalism and theft of expensive gully inlets, manhole...
FLOOD Alert: Council Tasks Environmental Health Officers On Enforcement Of Law
Environmental health officers have been tasked on enforcement of the Public Health Law in every local government area, to curb flooding across...
NEDC Pledges To Contain Floods In North-East
The North-East Development Commission NEDC has pledged to contain future occurrence of floods in the North-East.
The Chief Executive...
Flood: Buhari Directs Emergency Bodies To Offer Needed Assistance To Bayelsa
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed grief at the damage caused by flood in Bayelsa state, calling on all emergency bodies to provide...
North-Central, South-East States To Experience More Flooding – NIMET
Nigeria Meteorological Agency, NIMET has alerted that states in the North-Central and South-East zones in Nigeria will witness...
FG Approves Emergency Preparedness, Response Plan To Reduce Flood Impact Nationwide
Federal Government has approved emergency management plans to mitigate the impact of the flood nationwide.
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of...
Flood Destroyed Over 14,000 Farmlands In Kano
The National Emergency Management Agency NEMA has said no fewer than 14,496 farmlands were destroyed by flood in five Local Government Areas...
South Africa Mine Dam Wall Collapses, Killing 1, Injuring 40
The Provincial Government in South Africa says flooding caused by the collapse of a mine dam wall in Free State province swept...
Flooding Water Engineers Task FG Citizens On Prevention Strategies
Nigeria Institute of Water Engineers, NIWE has called on the three tiers of government and citizens to adopt pragmatic ways and roles...
Pakistan Flood: Death Toll Tops 1,000
The death toll from monsoon flooding in Pakistan since June has reached 1,033, according to figures released by the country’s National Disaster...
Flood Sacks Karnaya Village In Jigawa
Heavy rainfall has rendered hundreds of the people of Karnaya village homeless as flood washed away more than half of the houses.
Buhari Queries Governors On Funds As Flood Kills Nigerians, Destroys Properties
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness about ravaging floods in some parts of Nigeria, asking governors to explain their efforts and usage...
South Africa: Flood Death Toll Rises To More Than 250
Flooding in South Africa's eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal has killedat least 259 people, officials announced on Wednesday.
The latest...
Kogi: Gunmen Kill Soldiers, Set Prisoners Free In Kabba
Hundreds of prisoners have escaped from the medium federal correctional centre in Kabba, Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State.
Flood Predictions: FEMA Urges Abuja Residents To Be On Alert
The FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has urged Abuja residents to stay alert to the predictions issued by the Nigeria Meteorological Agency...
Flooding: Housing Minister Assures Of Prompt Repair Of Gashua-Potiskum Damaged Road
The Federal Government has assured of prompt intervene to restore the flood damaged part of Gashua-Potiskum Road, Yobe state.
Disaster: 21 Dead In Flooding In US State Of Tennessee
Devastating floods in the southern US state of Tennessee have killed 21 people and dozens missing.
It was reported...
Kano State: Flood Kills 26, Destroy 1,000 Houses -Sema
The Kano State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, said onFriday that the flood killed 26 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses infour Local...