{"id":12270,"date":"2024-09-19T12:50:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T11:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=12270"},"modified":"2024-09-19T12:50:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T11:50:55","slug":"flooding-nimet-kogi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/flooding-nimet-kogi\/","title":{"rendered":"Brace for Flooding, NiMet Warns Kogi, 11 Others\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted that 12 states are prone to flooding in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In its latest weather alert for moderate to heavy rainfall, the weatherman listed the states prone to flooding in the coming days as Borno, most of Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Edo, Delta, Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross River, and Rivers.<\/p>\n<p>The prediction reads: \u201cThere is high possibility, in the next seven days, to release water from Lagdo Dams as the document released from Ministry of Water Resources stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsequently, runoff-water over the catchment areas will increase, coupled with moderate to heavy rainfall expected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are high prospects of flooding as a result of the expected moderate to heavy rainfall from September 20.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe streams along the path of the runoff-water release could also overflow their boundaries causing flooding, as we already have saturated soil moisture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe places flagged for expected flooding are: Borno, most of Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Edo, Delta, Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross River and Rivers states.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NiMet advised residents of the areas listed to be impacted to take proactive measures.<\/p>\n<p>It said: \u201cEnsure access to clean drinking water and stock up essential supplies. 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