Nigeria: States Cry as Floods Reach Disaster Level

22 September 2018

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has declared a 'national disaster' after many people died in severe floods across the country. Some state governments have complained of lack of capacity to handle the current situation, and have requested for prompt assistance as the flood continues the prowl.

"On behalf of the President & Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, @MBuhari, I, Engr. Mustapha Maihaja, Director-General of @nemanigeria, hereby declare National Disaster in the following States: Kogi, Niger, Anambra, Delta."

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