The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has alerted no fever than twenty-two states that are prone to flood this month of September as a result of high amount of rainfall expected in the country.
Those states that are prone to high risk of flooding as shortlisted by the agency include; Kebbi and Jigawa in the northwest, Borno, Bauchi and Taraba in the northeast, Plateau in north central and Bayelsa in the South-south.
Other states listed that may experience flash flood include Kano, Adamawa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Abia, Imo, Enugu, Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Oyo,and Ekiti.
NIMET therefore, advised all the States Emergency Management Agencies to quickly to intensify adaptative, mitigative and response mechanisms to avert loss of lives and property.
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