The National Emergency Management Agency reported 192 fatalities in 29 states of Nigeria due to the catastrophic flooding.
The organization claims that the rising Niger and Benue rivers and the exceptional rainfall are to blame for the flood.
The 29 states hit by flooding so far are Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Enugu, the Federal Capital Territory, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara.
Others are Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ondo, Oyo, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara, and Plateau.
Speaking with newsmen on Sunday, NEMA’s spokesperson, Ezekiel Manzo, said, “I got information from our Emergency Operation Centre that the death toll has increased to 192. The latest figure is as a result of flooding that happened in Plateau State.
“Plateau State has just been added to the number of the states affected because it is the last state in northern Nigeria that recorded flooding between Friday and yesterday (Saturday) morning. So, Plateau has joined the number of the states that have recorded flooding this year, previously, it was 28 states, but it’s now 29 states.”
