NIHSA has warned people living in flood-prone areas to evacuate
People living close to places with large reservoirs, hydrological basins and artificial lakes were especially in danger
NIHSA Director-General also urged government at all levels to consider the dredging
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), has issued a warning to people living in flood-prone areas.
The Agency advised people living in areas likely to be flooded to relocate early in order to avoid natural disasters.
The Director-General of NIHSA, Mr Moses Beckley, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, 28 July, in Abuja. He also emphasized that residing in flood-prone areas was unsafe.
“The states that are around the hydrological basins, artificial lakes and large reservoirs should make sure that they do not look for the trouble of the rivers by going too close to them.
“An artificial lake like the Jabi Lake, you can imagine for example, the purposes and the benefits of that lake right now.
“First and foremost, it is recharging the ground water system which will now make it easier for those in that environment to be able to reach the ground water level to attract water.
“The other purpose is that, as it’s there you can use it for fishery purposes and also for irrigation and this won’t cost much, compare to dam construction.
“However, where these things do not exist, it means therefore, that you have large amount of water, more so as most of the waters are coming in.
“About 88 billion cubic model of water is coming from the outside through the Niger River and the Benue.
“And it is expected that those living along those plains of course, should keep safe distances and those in the area where you have dams constructed, should also be careful on erecting structures close to dams in their midst.
“Because if there is high precipitation definitely, the reservoir or the dam rises up to the level where they do not feel comfortable, they have to shed some waters,” he said.
Beckley, therefore, urged government at all levels to consider the dredging and clearing of drains and canals in such areas.
Apart from the flood, famine is another problem, Nigeria seems to be facing. The UN says 4.4 million people are suffering from malnutrition in Nigeria, but the country doesn’t have the resources to tackle the problem alone.
The international communities say Nigeria is in need of $164 million in humanitarian funding to prevent thousands of deaths from malnutrition – 50,000 children may die before the end of 2016. Yet according to managers of Nigeria’s economy, the country is in technical recession.
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