AT least 74 local government areas in 30 states in Nigeria will experience severe flooding in June, July, August and September, the nation’s hydrological agency has said. This is as the agency said another 279 local government areas would experience minimum flooding across the country within the period, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported. “In our 2019 prediction, we mentioned that about 74 local government areas in 30 states will be heavily impacted by flooding while another 279 local government areas will not experience severe flooding. So, we are looking to find out how the surface and ground water in these areas influence flooding. In 2017, NEMA said that 27 states experienced devastating flood disasters, in which no fewer than 90 people died.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 27, 2019 18:22 UTC