The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has once again alerted states and local governments to immediately relocate to safer grounds, residents of communities along rivers, waterways and flood-prone areas.
In a statement signed by Sani Datti, Information Officer, NEMA, the warning became pertinent, "to avoid unnecessary loss of lives and properties as a result of heavy rains and the devastating affect of floods that have been witnessed in most of the communities along rivers, waterways and flood prone areas in the recent time"
The agency issued flood early warning alert previously and has since embarked on "mitigation and preventive measures against the hazard" by organizing workshops on flood awareness and sensitization campaign through its six zonal offices and six operation offices in the country.
The agency also urged state and local government authorities to always march early warning with early action by introducing flood control programmes.
Some of these programmes according to NEMA include "clearing of drainage and canals to ensure free flow of water; construction of new drainages where necessary; preventing buildings on waterways and relocating those living along flood plains to safer areas"
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