NEMA distributes assist presents to 350 Lagosians stricken by 2021 flood

The Nationwide Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday dispensed assist presents to 350 flood victims in Ikorodu and Kosofe areas of Lagos.

Ibrahim Farinloye, South-West Zonal Coordinator, made the disclosure to the Details Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

Mr Farinloye acknowledged the relaxation objects maintain been dispensed and monitored by NEMA and officers of the Lagos Declare Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA).

He acknowledged that this became the first section of the federal Glgovernment intervention to those stricken by the 2021 flood in Kosofe and Ikorodu areas of Lagos.

Mr Farinloye added that the agency had shut to 400 flood victims from Ikorodu and Kosofe areas that would carry pleasure within the federal authorities give a carry to.

“We are visiting the flood victims within the total 67 Native Govt Areas (LGAs) and Native Council Style House (LCDAs) in Lagos.

“We are distributing beverages, building presents, foodstuffs, mosquito nets and other family objects to the flood victims.

“There are a kind of water round Owode-Onirin and Ikorodu axis, which makes about a of their property to be underneath water.

“In 2021, we created the Disaster Disaster Reduction Management, sooner than the rainy length to diminish flood victims across the nation,” Mr Farinloye acknowledged.

He acknowledged that forward of the introduction of the Disaster Disaster Reduction Management, flood in most cases disturbs riverine residents between three to four months. He acknowledged it took two to about a weeks for riverine residents to expertise flood in 2021.

He entreated Nigerians to continuously listen to each and each authorities and stakeholders’ engagement workshops and relocate from their environment within the course of the rainy season.

Mr Farinloye acknowledged the agency had estimated over a million flood victims between Ikorodu and Kosofe areas in 2021.

He added that they’d lesser victims because of the measures being taken on time.

Mr Farinloye acknowledged that the administration of NEMA had already cautioned Nigerians to imbibe anguish chance protection to diminish flood victims on yearly basis.

He, nonetheless, urged Nigerians who reside round riverine areas to imbibe Disaster Disaster Reduction Option to diminish the preference of victims within the nation.

(NAN)