Over 600 people have been reported dead following the flooding in Nigeria, the worst in recent years.
Africa’s most populous country has been struggling with flooding since August.
The floods, which have reached 31 states out of the country’s 36 states, have also destroyed roads, buildings, cars, farmlands and other properties amounting to billions of Naira.
Approximately 76 individuals have perished as a result of a boat capsize caused by the water, President Buhari revealed in an address a week ago.
The floods have been blamed on heavy rains, overflowing rivers, and the opening of dams.
The release of extra water from the Lagdo dam in neighboring Cameroon has also been cited.
According to the Nigerian Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Hajiya Umar-Farouq a government delegation has been sent to Cameroon to hold talks with authorities about the opening of the Lagdo dam. The minister has also warned that states like Anambra, Delta, Cross River, Rivers, and Bayelsa are still at risk of experiencing floods up to the end of November, per advice from the meteorological agency in Nigeria.
The World Food Programme and the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization said last month that Nigeria was among six countries facing a high risk of catastrophic levels of hunger due to the destruction of vast hectares of farmlands by the floods.
