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The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, has said it is not yet necessary to declare a state of emergency over the flood disaster across the country.   Speaking on Channels TV on Thursday night, October 20, Suleiman says the relevant authorities have not said they are not capable of handling …

Two people were killed, hundreds of homes were inundated and thousands of people were told to evacuate after rainfall and rising waters caused flooding on Australia’s southeast coast.

Commuters on the Yenagoa-Amassoma road in Bayelsa state were left stranded recently after the road split into two due to heavy flooding. A video shared online showed commuters standing on both ends of the road, watching helplessly as water flowing like a river passed through the broken road. Watch the video below…      View this post on …

The wrath of nature raging across the country calls to mind an assertion made last year by the Minister of Water Resources and Rural Development, Engr Suleiman Adamu to wit: “No power on earth can prevent hydro pressure; no power can stop water. The power of water is stronger than …

The Federal Government through the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has appealed to authorities in various states in the federation to work towards preventing massive flooding in the states. NIHSA Director-General, Clement Nze, gave the alert in a statement released in Abuja on Friday, September 16. He asked the states to take …

Moenjodaro (also styled Mohenjo-daro), a World Heritage site in the Indus River Valley 508 kilometers (316 miles) from Karachi, was built in the Bronze Age, some 5,000 years ago. “Unfortunately we witnessed the mass destruction at the site,” reads a letter from the Cultural, Tourism, & Antiquities Department of Singh …

Video Duration 25 minutes 35 seconds 25:35 From: Inside Story At least 1,100 people have died in two months of torrential monsoon rains. Although monsoon rains are an annual occurrence in Pakistan, this year’s deluge has caused the most destructive floods in most people’s memories. Some provinces have received more …

Seven persons, including three siblings, have been confirmed dead in the flooding resulting from the two-day rainfall witnessed in Lagos state on Friday and Saturday, July 8 and 9.   The Lagos Territorial Head of the National Emergency Management Agency, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement. The …