The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has revealed that at least 165 people have died and 82 are missing as a result of this year’s flood disasters across Nigeria.
The data, released via the agency’s dashboard on Friday, showed that a total of 119,791 persons have so far been affected by the flooding in 43 Local Government Areas (LGAs) spread across 19 states.
NEMA also reported that 138 individuals sustained varying degrees of injuries, while 43,936 have been displaced. In addition, 8,594 houses were affected and 8,278 farmlands destroyed.
The agency noted that women and children bear the brunt of the impact.
It stated, “53,314 children, 36,573 women, 24,600 men, 5,304 elderly, 1,863 disabled persons have so far been affected by this year flood.”
NEMA lists affected states
The states with the highest number of affected individuals include Imo, Rivers, Abia, Borno, and Kaduna.
The full list of the 19 impacted states includes: Abia, FCT, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Borno, Edo, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, Ondo, Rivers, and Sokoto.
