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Ten states like Kano, Lagos, Taraba, Jigawa, Kogi, Rivers, Delta, Bayelsa, Ogun and Niger are going to be worst hit
Monster floods in Nigeria sparks food crisis. Experts warn that if the monster floods continue taking place, there will be heavy loss of lives and property followed by a severe food crisis. It also warned that thousands of hectares of farmland will be washed away by ‘monster’ floods if the looming crisis is not stopped.
These dire predictions are contained in the 2024 Annual Flood Outlook Report, (AFO), presented by the Federal Government.
According to the report, 35, 870,100 Nigerians are at high risk from floods between last month (April) and November in what many have now called ‘monster floods’ months. Ten states like Kano, Lagos, Taraba, Jigawa, Kogi, Rivers, Delta, Bayelsa, Ogun and Niger are going to be worst hit. The report also called upon the governments at the state and Federal levels to take proactive steps to prevent damages due to the monster floods, which can cripple the Nigerian economy.
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To minimize losses, farmers are being mobilized for insurance of their produce by the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN). In 2012, Nigeria suffered disastrous floods when, in terms of human, material, and production loss, 363 people were killed, 5,851 injured, 3,891,314 affected, and 3,871,53 displaced.
According to Federal Government data, the floods displaced more than 1.4 million people, killed over 603, and injured about 2,400. About 82,035 houses were reportedly damaged while 332,327 hectares of land were submerged.
