18/09/2023
Do you know?
Flooding is the most common natural disaster in Nigeria today.
Flood: An overflow of water onto normally dry land. The inundation of a normally dry area caused by rising water in an existing waterway, such as a river, stream, or drainage ditch. Ponding of water at or near the point where the rain fell.
The year 2022 flood in Nigeria destroyed 70,566 hectares of farmland, damaged 45, 249 houses and displaced over 1.4 million Nigerians with about 500 persons reported dead, according to the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, have sent prices of key food items on an upward trajectory, especially in communities affected by the flood.
Also, prices of transportation have surged again as tankers conveying petroleum products to the Federal Capital and other states in the northern parts of the country are unable to move as the flood has cut most road networks in the regions.