FCT: Flood kills 68, affects 129,000 – NEMA

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said flooding in different parts of the country this year killed 68 people and affected no fewer than 129,000 others. The Director General (DG) of NEMA, AVM Muhammadu Muhammed (Rtd.), disclosed this at the 2020 Flood After Action Review Technical Meeting organised for stakeholders on Monday in Abuja. The […]

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said flooding in different parts of the country this year killed 68 people and affected no fewer than 129,000 others.

The Director General (DG) of NEMA, AVM Muhammadu Muhammed (Rtd.), disclosed this at the 2020 Flood After Action Review Technical Meeting organised for stakeholders on Monday in Abuja.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting had in attendance heads of state emergency management agencies, dam managers, heads of zonal, territorial and operational offices of NEMA, among other stakeholders.