{"id":30672,"date":"2021-05-07T07:05:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T06:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=30672"},"modified":"2021-05-07T07:05:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T06:05:35","slug":"minister-28-states-at-risk-of-flooding-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/07\/minister-28-states-at-risk-of-flooding-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister: 28 states at risk of flooding in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of water resources, Suleiman Adamu has stated that communities in 28 states in Nigeria are at risk of flooding in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>This was stated by the water resources minister while speaking at the public presentation of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency\u2019s (NIHSA) 2021 annual flood outlook (AFO) in Abuja on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Adamu said the flood projection in different states are of varying severity.<\/p>\n<p>He said states surrounding River Niger and Benue will experience \u201csevere flooding\u201d, adding that it will aggravate the problems created by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThis year, we will be grappling with the two threats of the ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/04\/10\/stop-politicising-covid-19-pandemic-who-tells-countries\/\">COVID-19 pandemic<\/a> and the impending floods as predicted in the AFO,\u201d NAN quoted him as saying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe flood projections show varying severity across parts of the country.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIn summary, the 2021 AFO forecast indicates that 302 local government areas (LGAs) in 36 states including the FCT will fall within the moderate probable flood risk areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt is expected from the forecast that 121 LGAs in 28 states will fall within the highly probable risk areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe states surrounding Rivers Niger and Benue are, without doubt, going to experience severe flooding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cFloods come with attendant health risks through the contamination of potable water sources. The 2021 flooding will be exacerbated by the continuing ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The minister noted that the 2012 flood which brought massive destruction of lives and property across the country necessitated the creation of a proper mechanism to prepare Nigerians to confront a reoccurrence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">According to him, the NIHSA forecasts have increased citizens\u2019 awareness and led them to take measures to prevent severe flood damage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He urged stakeholders, including policy makers and tiers of government, to take appropriate measures such as clearing of waterways and flood paths to contain it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of water resources, Suleiman Adamu has stated that communities in 28 states in Nigeria are at risk of flooding in 2021. 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