The National Emergency Management Agency has said it will map out communities prone to floods and other disasters ahead of the rainy season.
The agency said the action would help to avert impact of floods and other disasters across the country.
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency had said flood killed over 400 people in 2020 across 20 states of the federation.
NEMA Director General, AVM Muhammadu Muhammed (retd.), said the impact of flooding and other disasters, which cause deaths, displacement and loss of properties, could be reduced with states working with the agency.
He spoke in Abuja on Wednesday at the Experts’ Technical Meeting of Stakeholders to analyse the 2021 Seasonal Climate Predictions.
He said, “This gathering has become more relevant, considering our past experiences of unprecedented flood and other disasters that had affected several states of Nigeria and wreaked havoc on communities and drastically affected our collective disaster resilience.”
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