Overall Orange alert Flood
in Nigeria

Event summary

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

GDACS ID FL 1103479
Death: 252
Displaced: 125305
Countries: Nigeria
From - To 31 Aug - 10 Oct

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Nigeria - Floods (ECHO 08 Oct 2025)Fri, 03 Oct 2025 10:08

  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting most of the states of Nigeria - 25 out of 36, mainly across the south - during the summer rainy season, causing severe floods and river overflows, particularly the Benue river, that have resulted in more casualties and widespread damage.
  • The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) report, as of 3 October, 230 fatalities, 681 injured people, approximately 121,000 displaced people, and a total of around 340,000 affected people across the country since mid June, where the worst affected states are Lagos, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Imo, Taraba, and Rivers. In addition, the same source and UN OCHA also report more than 42,000 destroyed or damaged houses throughout the affected states.
  • Over the next 96 hours, more heavy rainfall is forecast over most of the country.
  • The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency reported a growing risk of flooding along River Benue and Niger due to Lagdo Dam reservoir capacity, Cameroon, close to its maximal capacity.
Nigeria - Floods, update (ECHO 22 Oct 2025)Fri, 17 Oct 2025 09:44

  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting most of the states of Nigeria - 27 out of 36 - during the summer rainy season, causing severe floods and river overflows that have resulted in more casualties and widespread damage.
  • The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reports 238 fatalities, 826 injured people, more than 135,000 displaced people, and a total of approximately 400,000 affected people across the country, where the worst affected states are Lagos, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Imo, Taraba, and Rivers states. In addition, the same source also reports more than 47,000 destroyed or damaged houses and over 60,000 ha of farmland devastated throughout the affected states.
  • Over the next 48 hours, more heavy rainfall is still forecast over the central and southern states of the country.
Sokoto State, Nigeria, October 2025Disaster authorities in Nigeria reported flooding in Sokoto State on 08 October 2025.Fri 17 Oct 2025Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2025. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Latest media headlines

News Why flood-prone communities often reject advice to relocate – Exp.. 10/11/2025 2:31:00 PM.

Humanitarian and development experts as well as scholars have called attention to some of the social implications of flooding, especially, the handling of flood-prone communities, with a view to providing effective safety nets for residents
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GMet warns of approaching rainstorm from Nigeria and Benin 10/11/2025 5:03:00 AM.

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has issued an alert cautioning the public about an approaching rainstorm originating from Nigeria and Benin, expected to move westward into Ghana in the coming hours. According to the Agency, the storm
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Rainstorm approaching from Nigeria and Benin, expect possible flooding.. 10/10/2025 6:25:00 PM.

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has issued a weather alert warning of an approaching rainstorm from Nigeria and Benin, expected to move westward into Ghana. According to the Agency, the storm is likely to induce significant cloudine
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Nigeria: WFP Scales Up Anticipatory Action in Northeast Nigeria As Flo.. 10/10/2025 5:49:00 AM.

Adamawa, Nigeria- As floodwaters rise across parts of Nigeria, the World Food Programme (WFP)....

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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),