Download logoOn the occasion of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Government of Mozambique, in partnership with UN-Habitat and Oxfam,
Mr Jili said the disaster also displaced 20,399 persons, 100 others injured, destroyed 15,000 farmlands and property worth over N2.1 billion in the affected communities from April to date.
The Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has confirmed that 23 persons lost their lives to flooding and windstorm in 25 local government areas of the state.
In 2002 the United Nations General Assembly declared 13 October International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction to raise awareness of the impact of natural as well as man-made disasters and to encourage risk awareness and disaster reduction globally.
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has called on residents of Niger and Kwara states to adhere to the Seasonal Climate Prediction by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) and the Flood Outlook by Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA).