Osun Included As FG Names States At Risk Of Heavy Flood In 2024 (See Full List)

No fewer than 31 states have been outlined by the Federal Government as states that will likely witness heavy flooding in 2024.

In a statement in Abuja, the Minister of Water Resources, Prof. Joseph Utsev, disclosed that there are 148 Local Government Areas in 31 states of the federation that are at high risk of flooding.

Utsev presented this information during the discussion of the general highlights of the 2024 Annual Flood Outlook, which was prepared by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency.

He disclosed that the states that are considered high flood-risk areas include Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, and Yobe.

These floods are expected to occur between April and November 2024.

Additionally, the minister stated that a portion of the 249 Local Government Areas in 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are categorized as moderate flood risk areas.

The Minister, nonetheless, failed to enumerate the regions susceptible to moderate-risks flooding.