The impact analysis of the report on Nigeria’s floods in 2022 has shown that no fewer than 655 people died, while 676,945 farms and 356, 086 homes were destroyed.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Management, Sadiya Umar Farouq, recently presented a performance scorecard for 2023, in which she stated that 2,437,411 people were displaced from their various settlements, while 3,181 were injured by the disaster.
Farouq stated that 12,000 metric tons of grains, including rice, sorghum, and garri, were authorized for release from the National Strategic Reserve for distribution across the states as part of the support and lifesaving emergency relief materials supplied for the victims, adding that each household received 70,000 bags of rice, benefiting 420,000 individuals.
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The National Emergency Management Authority distributed relief supplies to 216,345 households, or 1,298,070 people, in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, according to the report. It also noted that additional aid was given to the affected communities to help them recover and rebuild after the disaster.
The report partly read, “Food items were distributed per household. NEMA distributed relief materials to the 36 States and the FCT in three tranches reaching 216,345 households synonymous to 1,298,070 persons.”
“We have distributed relief materials to all the 36 states of the federation and the FCT and more assistance is still being provided to communities in need across the 36 states and the FCT as well as to support rehabilitation and recovery. We also received and distributed donations from the United Arab Emirates and Jordan Governments to the severely affected states.”
Story was adapted from Punch.
