TRAGEDY: Flood kills 603 persons and displaces 2million people in Nigeria.

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      The federal government disclosed yesterday that the disaster has so far destroyed over 108,393 hectares of farmlands, displaced 1,302,589 people and killed over 603 persons across the country.

     The government similarly disclosed that the disaster injured 2,407 persons, partially damaged 121,318 houses, totally damaged 82,053 houses, partially damaged 108,392 hectares of farmlands and totally damaged 332,327 hectares of farmlands, all across Nigeria

    The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar-Farouq, disclosed the figures during a press conference at Abuja and warned of more devastating effects in Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta and Rivers states and urges the state government to relocate residents in areas up for possible flooding, to better places. 

   Expressing unhappiness over the loss of lives and destruction of properties, the minister said, “The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development is concerned that despite all our efforts of averting the consequence of the 2022 flooding season, unfortunately we have recorded the loss of over 500 lives, partial or total damage of more than 90,000 houses, damage of more than 140, 000 hectares of farmland, so many roads and other infrastructures were also affected.”