Flooding to affect 5 states, as Ogun, Oyo, others face heavy rainfall
Five states and the Nigeria’s federal capital, Abuja, will experience flooding, according to the latest advisory by the Nigerian Metrological Agency (NiMet).
The states are namely, Kaduna, Niger, Bauchi, Plateau, Nasarawa, and the FCT.
In addition, the forecast states that states, such as Kwara, Oyo, Kogi, Ogun, Ekiti, Ondo, Sokoto, Katsina, Zamfara, and Kebbi will face heavy rainfall. Similar downpour will take place in Kano, Jigawa, Yobe, Borno, Gombe, Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi, Enugu, Abia, Imo, Anambra, Rivers, Edo and Delta.
The report equally says that parts of the country see low to moderate rainfall within the same period.
“While lite or no rains are expected in very few states. As a result of the heavy rains expected over parts of central cities and the moderate rainfall expected over the southeastern part of the country for two consecutive days, there are chances of flash floods on roads, low-lying settlements and river channels.
“Also, the moderate and heavy rainfall events are expected to be accompanied by strong winds especially over the northern and central states during the forecast period.
“Hence, the public is advised to avoid low-lying terrains, not to drive through running water, clear waterways of debris, avoid standing under trees and unsecured structures during the rain, and switch off electrical appliances before the rains,” it added
