Earlier in the week, the Padang Pariaman regency, also in West Sumatra, witnessed its rivers overflowing, resulting in additional floods and a landslide that claimed three lives.
The NEMA boss said no fewer than 665 people died while 3,181 persons were injured across the country during the 2022 flood.
“He announced the funding in a statement to support Nigeria as the country faced unprecedented flooding with more than 4.4 million people affected across the country and 2.4 million displaced.”
“The training program came just as WHO stated that the flooding situation in the country had become overwhelming with 3,219,780 affected persons, 1,427,370 displaced persons, 2,776 injured, 612 deaths, and 305,407 houses damaged.”
