Expect heavy rains and riverine flooding, NiMet tells north-central and southern states

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has told north central and southern states to expect heavy intensity rainfall and riverine flooding in the remaining days of the rainy season.

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Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja at a workshop organized by NiMet in collaboration with the Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) on Hydro-Meteorological State and Outlook System (HydroSOS), the Chief Executive of NiMet, Professor Mansur Bako Matazu, said "no one here knows anymore that water-related hazards and threats have become a global challenge in the face of climate change coupled with population growth and increased socio-economic activities. -economical.

"Each year, water-related hazards affect millions of people around the world and cause property damage worth billions of dollars. Water-related hazards are expected to water will intensify in the coming years as the brunt of climate change begins to weigh on our planet."

"Based on the information we are getting, we are going to see more flooding. And now the rain is concentrated in the north central and southern states. So there will be a combination of short rains duration and high intensity, with river flooding.

“We are going to see more of these floods in the north-central states, as we have seen in Kogi, as well as in the southeastern and southwestern states, as we are starting to see some in Anambra and parts of the southwest."

In September 2022, NiMet sounded the alarm based on rainfall patterns and rainfall amounts recorded across the country during the month of August, "there is a risk of flooding in some states which experienced heavy rainfall in July and August this year."