Afolayan said the programme, in collaboration with the Ondo State Management Emergency Agency (SEMA), was part of the agency’s pro-activeness to responding to warning alerts by different agencies dealing with weather. He said that the states under his jurisdiction were also part of the 28 states and the 102 local governments that were risk prone to flooding. “Flooding is not always caused by heavy downpour alone, but when dams were opened too, it always leads to flooding. “About 28 states and 102 local governments have been earmarked for this possible flooding. Obideyi said people should not see the agency as a palliative sharing agency after disasters but as a proactive one.

Source: The Guardian August 07, 2020 14:48 UTC