The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has told the Oyo State Government, as well as 33 other states of the federation to prepare for flash floods in the next three days.
This was disclosed by the General Manager, Public Relations, Muntari Ibrahim in Abuja, who revealed that moderate and heavy rainfall that could trigger flash floods, expected to have started in some parts of the country would last till Thursday.
The states are Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna, Kano, Jigawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Yobe, Kebbi, Niger, FCT, Plateau, Adamawa, Taraba, Kwara, Oyo, Lagos, Ondo, Ogun, Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Benue, Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo, Anambra, Abia and Rivers.
Urging the states to sensitise residents as the agency warned that flash floods on roads, settlements, farmlands and bridges could cause road crashes.
The agency cautioned the public to take heed and avoid damages from rain-related hazards occasioned by the predicted flash floods.
It also advised Nigerians not to ignore the latest prediction, adding that the previous three-day forecast issued towards the end of July was 100 per cent accurate with disheartening tales of woes from the affected persons and communities.
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