Overall Green alert Flood
in Nigeria

Event summary

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

GDACS ID FL 1103223
Death: 11
Displaced: 200
Countries: Nigeria
From - To 16 Apr - 18 Apr

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Western Nigeria, April 2025Local media in Nigeria reported flooding in Niger and Kwara States in April 2025. Quoting state officials, reports said the flooding and damage was a result of releases from the Jebba dam. Note: Only 2 local media sources reported the event. As of 23 April, there was no available official statement from state officials, nor confirmation from NEMA.Thu 24 Apr 2025Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2025. 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.

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Latest media headlines

Nigeria: Flood Kills 3, Destroys Over 10,000 Hectares of Rice Farms in.. 4/21/2025 7:54:00 AM.

Three people have died and more than 10,000 hectares of rice farms have been destroyed following a severe flood in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State. ......
Flood: NEMA urges Rivers residents to seek higher ground 4/18/2025 5:49:00 PM.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has urged residents of Rivers and Bayelsa to relocate to higher ground over the impending flooding in both states. Mr Eric Ebhodaghe, South-South Zonal Coordinator of NEMA, made the remark dur
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Flood: NEMA Urges Rivers Residents To Seek Higher Ground 4/18/2025 2:15:00 PM.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has urged residents of Rivers and Bayelsa to relocate to higher ground over the impending flooding in both states. Mr Eric Ebhodaghe, South-South Zonal Coordinator of NEMA, made the remark dur
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NEMA donates food, non-food items to 390 de-radicalised ex-insurgents 4/18/2025 12:18:00 AM.

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has donated food and non food items to 390 ex-insurgents that graduated from the Federal Government’s De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration, DRR programme in Gombe State. Zubaida
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (37), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),