The federal government Says at least 500 persons had died in the last few weeks due to the devastating impact of the natural disaster.
The figure was released at a meeting in Abuja convened by the federal government comprising all relevant agencies of connected to tackling the menace in the country.
Aside the 500 persons that have now died as a result of the national disaster, the federal government also revealed that 45,249 houses have been totally destroyed while 70,566 hectares of farmlands have been damaged.
However, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammed Abubakar, said though Nigerians could express concerns over the devastating floods across the country, there should be no panic over threats to food security.
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said at least 600,000 people had been displaced, Apart from the catastrophic flooding for states located along the courses of Rivers Niger and Benue, at least three of Nigeria’s overfilled reservoirs have overflowed, causing havoc in its wake.
The Anambra tragedy followed the devastating aftermath of a flood that swept through swaths of neighbouring north-central Kogi state a week ago, leaving buildings submerged under water that rose to levels not seen in a decade, according to officials of the Kogi Red Cross Society.
ACTUAL NEWS gathered that also heavily submerged are communities along the fringes of River Benue in Nasarawa State and River Niger traversing the boundary between Kwara and Niger states.
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sani Gwarzo, while releasing the latest statistics told journalists that the government was working hard to address the situation.
The National Emergency Management Agency has confirmed that as at October 9, 2022, water levels at Lokoja and Makurdi along Rivers Niger and Benue is 11 per cent above the level recorded in 2012.
So far the flood has wreaked havoc in 31 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
