Following the recent heavy rains in Nasarawa State, at least 361,000 people have been affected by flooding.infomation guide nigeria

Zachary Allumaga, the Executive Secretary of the state‘s Emergency Management Agency (NASEMA), revealed this to journalists on Thursday in Lafia. He claimed the flood had an impact on 23 communities across seven local government areas of the state.

Prior to the state’s rainy season ending, he expressed concern that additional people may be forced to flee their homes due to flooding.

According to the NASEMA director, the organisation has sent a search and rescue team and some of its officials to the impacted areas for a rapid evaluation.jamb result

Also disclosed by Allumaga was that Nasarawa was one of the states that the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) had forecast will face significant flooding in September and October.

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He said: “Towards that effect, NASEMA with the authority of the governor started sensitising the people living in the flood-prone areas like Nasarawa, Toto, Doma, Awe, Lafia, Obi, Karu, and Akwanga.

“Five speed boats and live jackets were given to five LGAs along the coast of River Benue, unfortunately, flood has started ravaging in Lafia, Obi, Nasarawa, Toto, Awe, Doma and Karu with one death recorded.”