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The federal government predicts that 94 communities will be flooded for five days beginning Tuesday, July 16 and concluding July 20, 2024. Dr Iziaq Salako, Minister of State for Environment, revealed this to The PUNCH on Tuesday. Salako stated that the selected places and their surroundings would most likely experience severe rainfall, which could lead to flooding over the forecast timeframe.
He listed the concerned states as Adamawa State (Gbajili, Ganye), Abia State (Eziama, Arochukwu), Anambra State (Onitsha), Bauchi State (Tafawa Balewa, Bauchi), Bayelsa State (Letugbene), Borno State (Maiduguri), Cross River State (Ikom, Calabar, Itigidi, Akpap), Nasarawa State (Udeni, Tunga), and the Federal Capital.
Other are Jigawa State (Miga, Ringim, Dutse, Hadejia); Kano State (Gezawa, Gwarzo, Kano, Karaye, Wudil, Sumaila); Kebbi State (Gwandu, Jega, Kangiwa, Gauri-Banza, Ribah, Sakaba, Saminaka, Kamba, Birnin Kebbi, Bunza, Argungu, Bagudo); Katsina State (Bindawa, Jibia, Kaita, Katsina, Daura, Funtua); Kwara State (Kosubosu); Niger State (Ibi, Bida, Kontagora, Mashegu, Minna, New Bussa, Katcha, Rijau, Wushishi); Plateau State (Jos, Mangu); Rivers State (Port-Harcourt, Onne, Okrika, Bori); Sokoto State (Makira, Goronyo, Isa, Silame, Sokoto, Wamako); Taraba State (Gembu, Beli, Garkowa, Gasol, Serti, Donga, Duchi, Gwarzo, Gun gun Bodel); Yobe State (Gashua, Gasma, Damaturu, Geidam, Kanama); and Zamfara State (Kaura Namoda, Maradun, Shinkafi, Bukkuyum, Majara, Gummi).
Salako, however, pleaded with the nation’s stakeholders to lessen the floods.