The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency has issued a flood advisory, warning that 14 states may experience a medium flood risk between July 14 and July 20.
The Director-General of NIHSA, Mr Umar Mohammed, said on Wednesday that the advisory was based on the agency’s latest hydrological forecast, which projected localised flooding along major river channels and identified 16 monitoring stations as high-risk locations.
The affected states are “Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Edo, Enugu, Imo, Kaduna, Lagos, Niger and Plateau.”
NIHSA said several local government areas and communities, including schools, health facilities and markets, could be affected if precautionary measures were not taken.
Mohammed explained that the Annual Flood Outlook (AFO) provides flood predictions and analyses of possible flood scenarios across the country during the rainy season. Related News Floods: The worst is yet to come Lagos warns residents of rainfall, urges vigilance Venezuela quake death toll rises to 4,490
