Floods kill over 500 Nigerians 7 years after lawmakers advised FG on Dasin Hausa dam
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- 13 Oct 2022
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On Tuesday, October 11, 2022, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development disclosed that over 500 Nigerians have lost their lives as a result of the floods ravaging many parts of the country.
The Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Nasir Sani-Gwarzo during a conference in Abuja over 90,000 homes have been damaged with over 70,000 farmlands destroyed.
Sani-Gwarzo said the scale of the 2022 flooding was similar to that of 2012, adding that the Federal Government is prepared to make sure that affected communities get some relief materials.
The cause of the floods
The destructive flooding witnessed since 2012 has been attributed to heavy downpours and the release of water from the Lagdo dam in Cameroon.
Earlier this year, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) had predicted that some parts of the country would witness increased rainfall deep into the rainy season, as an African country would release water from its dam.
But on Monday, October 10, 2022, Pulse explained how the Lagdo dam in Cameroon causes devastating floods that destroyed property and lives in Nigeria every year. Read More...
