The Presidency says since January, destructive floods have killed one hundred and fifteen (115) persons, displaced seventy three thousand three hundred and seventy nine (73,379) and injured two hundred and seventy-seven (277) others in twenty-two (22) states and the Federal Capital Territory.
Quoting the latest data from relevant government ministries, departments and agencies on Tuesday, a presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, in a statement, said the floods and heavy rain had also left about 37, 633 houses destroyed or severely damaged.
He said since the beginning of the year, flooding had been reported in Lagos, Yobe, Borno, Taraba, Adamawa, Edo, Delta, Kogi, Niger, Plateau, Benue, Ebonyi, Anambra, Bauchi, Gombe, Kano, Jigawa, Zamfara, Kebbi, Sokoto, Imo and Abia States as well as the Federal Capital Territory, affecting five hundred and eight thousand seven hundred and twenty-one (508,721) people.
According to the presidential spokesperson, the Federal Government would continue to provide the needed emergency assistance to individuals and communities impacted by the disaster.
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