Overall Green alert Flood for Nigeria
in Nigeria

Event summary

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

GDACS ID FL 1100963
Death: 0
Displaced: 4000
Countries: Nigeria
From - To 09 Jul - 14 Jul

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Lagos and Ogun, Nigeria, July 2021Heavy rainfall in various parts of Lagos and Ogun State resulted in flooding on 16 July 2021. Media reported roads flooded and images on Social Media showed flood water around 50 cm deep.Tue 20 Jul 2021FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 10 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

Reality of climate change2021-07-20T01:57+0200.

By Nkiruka Okere. SIR: Friday July 16 was just like any other day in Lagos State with a weather forecast of light showers (Temperature between 22-26æ%c). What most residents of Lagos State did not expect was that the rains were going to las
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FG approves N16 billion to tackle gully erosion2021-07-10T13:39+0200.

CHUKS OYEMA-AZIKEN writes that the federal government is taking measures to stem gully erosion caused by climate change and mismanagement of the environment. Pastor (Mrs) Yemi Obanure, Proprietress, New Hope International School, Kuje, Fed
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FG approves more funds to tackle gully erosion2021-07-10T11:21+0200.

CHUKS OYEMA-AZIKEN writes that the federal government is taking measures to stem gully erosion caused by climate change and mismanagement of the environment. Pastor (Mrs) Yemi Obanure, Proprietress, New Hope International School, Kuje, Fede
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FEC okays N33.5b for NIMASA’s new head office, erosion2021-07-08T03:31+0200.

By Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N33,512,106,465.33 for the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and erosion control projects in 12 states. Transportation Minister Ro
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (7), WMO (1), INFORM (2),