Flood: 612 Killed, 2,776 Injured – Minister

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiyya Umar Farouq, has said that at least 612 people have lost their lives and 2,776 others injured in flood incidents across the country in 2022.

She stated this during a press conference held in Abuja on Monday.

According to the Minister, the Press Briefing is to keep Nigerians abreast of the response and interventions being handled by the Ministry and the National Emergency Management Agency on the flood situation across the country.

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She noted that 1,427,370 people had been displaced while thousands of houses and hectares of farmlands were destroyed by the floods.

The minister revealed that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and 20 states – Abia, Adamawa, Anambra, Bayelsa, Ekiti, Enugu, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Sokoto, Taraba, and Yobe, had received relief materials from the Federal Government to cushion the effects of the flood on victims in the states.

Farouq said:

“Situation Report as of 24th October 2022: There are 3,219,780 persons affected by floods in 2022. There are 1,427,370 persons that have been internally displaced.

“Approximately 2,776 persons have been injured and approximately 612 people have been killed. 181,600 Houses have been partially damaged, while 123,807 houses have been totally damaged.

“Finally, 176,852 hectares of farmlands have been partially damaged and 392,399 hectares of farmlands have been totally damaged.”

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