Overall Green Flood in Nigeria from 22 Jul 2012 00:00 UTC to 25 Jul 2012 23:59 UTC

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Overall Green Flood

in Nigeria

Event summary

Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 3954
Death:	50
Displaced:	2000
Countries:	Nigeria
From - To	22 Jul - 25 Jul

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Latest media headlines

Anambra: Offodile’s tirades(2) 7/24/2012 4:20:00 PM.

BUT for Governor Obi, flood would have washed the entire Awka away. It was a former Governor that blocked the Iyiagu flood channel and sold all the land there, and people had started building skyscrapers there before Governor Obi’s interven

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My works will speak for me – Gov. Oshiomhole 7/8/2012 2:37:00 AM.

Last Sunday, we published an interview with the PDP governorshiop candidate, Charles Airhiavbere. Today, we bring you Governor Adams Oshiomhole, the candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), who speaks on his chances in this week's

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Nigeria: Lagos Flood - Tears, Sorrow as Lagosians Count Losses 7/1/2012 10:53:00 AM.

[Leadership] In Lagos, rainfall is fast becoming a curse rather than a blessing with the loss of lives and property occasioned as a result of heavy downpour, storm and flood. Last week, Lagos experienced that tragedy once again, Paul Dada w

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Persistent rainfall: Lagos tells residents to vacate flood-prone areas 6/30/2012 11:00:00 PM.

Following persistent rainfall, Lagos State Government, yesterday advised residents living in flood plains to vacate in the meantime to avoid loss of lives and property. Category News

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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