Several houses in Guatemala City were swept away by the strong current of a river, following heavy rain, killing at least six people, authorities said on Tuesday.
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Student hostels, lecture halls and electronic learning devices have been submerged by water as a result of the flood which wreaked havoc on Metallurgical Training Institute (MTI) Onitsha, Anambra.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, has advocated for the construction of buffer dams to curtail the excessive flooding across the country.
ASHENEWS reports that a heavy downpour, which lasted about three hours in the earlier hours of Saturday, killed at least four people, and submerged dozens of houses in Dakingari town of Suru local government area of Kebbi state.
The mountains and deserts of Southern California are expected to see the highest risk for dangerous, even deadly, flash flooding from heavy rain due to Hurricane Hilary from Saturday through Monday, according to a climate scientist.
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, has distributed inputs to 180 livestock farmers in Kaduna who were affected by flood in 2022.
The Enugu State Government has set up a taskforce on erosion to assist the government control and mitigate the impact of flooding in the state.
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), has directed people living and farming around river banks to reduce water-based activities and move to the hinterland to avoid being flooded.
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), has called on Nigerians living in flood-prone areas to move to higher grounds.
The Hydro-Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) is meeting with stakeholders in Kebbi to evolve measures to mitigate the effects of floods in 14 flood- prone local government areas.