Overall Green Flood alert in Nigeria from 14 Oct 2024 01:00 UTC to 16 Oct 2024 01:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Flood

in Nigeria

Event summary

Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 1102970
Death:	25
Displaced:	5328
Countries:	Nigeria
From - To	14 Oct - 19 Oct

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Lagos and Ogun States, Nigeria, October 2024NEMA reported rising rivers and dam releases caused flooding in areas of Lagos and Ogun States, Nigeria, from mid-October 2024.Fri 25 Oct 2024Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS

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Latest media headlines

Medical Initiative for Africa(MIFA) donates relief materials to NEMA 10/22/2024 8:09:00 PM.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received a donation of 100 pieces of Mosquito nets from a non-governmental organization, Medical Initiative for Africa (MIFA) for distribution to persons affected by recent flood disaster

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Uncovering Damage Caused by Maiduguri Flood in Alau Dam Community 10/22/2024 12:15:00 PM.

Borno state in North East Nigeria recently experienced its worst flooding disaster in three decades after the Alau Dam overflowed and swept through communities across Maiduguri and Jere local government areas. The dam’s overflow resulted fr

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Responders to Nigeria’s flood crisis are themselves affected by crisis 10/22/2024 10:39:00 AM.

Flash floods throughout West and Central Africa have left more than 5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance across Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and other countries in the region. Torrential rainfall has disrupted access to ess

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Nigeria: Responders to Nigeria''s Flood Crisis Are Themselves Affected.. 10/22/2024 3:50:00 AM.

Maiduguri, Nigeria -- Flash floods throughout West and Central Africa have left more than 5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance across Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria....

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (37), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),

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