Disaster Risk Management

Disaster Risk Management

Floods devastate 200 households in Makurdi

Floods have devastated more than 200 households in Makurdi. Executive Secretary, Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Dr Emmanuel Shior, made the declaration in Makurdi...
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Disaster Risk Management

Flood: Minister calls for closure of bridge at Tiga dam

The Minister of Water Resources, Alhaji Suleiman Adamu, has called for the closure of the Gadar Sarkin Kogi at Tiga in Bebeji Local Government...
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Disaster Risk Management

1,400 die, 12,000 injure from monsoon rains in Pakistan

The total death toll in Pakistan from this season’s monsoon rains and floods since mid-June has risen to around 1,427. Also, 12,742 people were injured,...
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Disaster Risk Management

Flood: Residents of Ekiti communities displaced, Kano Assembly seeks govt’s intervention

Many residents of Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, were displaced as flood wreaked havoc in the city following a heavy downpour that lasted...
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Disaster Risk Management

UN chief calls for global response to catastrophic floods in Pakistan

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Friday, September 9, 2022, urged the world to rally in support of Pakistan as he arrived in the country...
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Disaster Risk Management

Govt approves bill to establish NSIP agency, Flood Emergency Response Plan

The Federal Executive Council has approved the bill seeking to establish the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) Agency and the National Flood Emergency Preparedness...
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Disaster Risk Management

Wildfires prompt evacuations in Turkey, US

Rescue workers evacuated a total of 1,025 people to safety from homes and hotels as a wildfire raged in the southern Turkish province of...
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Disaster Risk Management

Flood kills 10, destroys houses, farmlands in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has confirmed the death of 10 persons by flood which destroyed several houses and farmlands across the...
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