655 killed, 356,086 houses destroyed in 2022 floods – FG

The Federal Government has said that the impact analysis of the report on the 2022 floods across the country revealed that no fewer than 655 people lost their lives while 676,945 farmlands and 356, 086 houses were destroyed.

In the 2023 performance scorecard presented by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Management, Sadiya Umar Farouq recently, she said 4,476,867  people were affected and that 3,181 sustained injuries from the disaster, while no fewer than 2,437,411 people were displaced from their various settlements.

Farouq stated that as part of the support and lifesaving emergency relief materials provided for the victims, 12,000 metric tons of grains, including rice, sorghum and garri were approved for release from the National Strategic Reserve for distribution across the states. She added that 70,000 bags of rice were distributed in each household and that 420,000 people benefited from it.

According to the report, 216,345 households equivalent to 1,298,070 people benefitted from the relief materials distributed by the National Emergency Management Authority in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, noting that further assistance was rendered to affected communities to support their rehabilitation and recovery from the aftermath of the disaster.

The report partly read, “Food items were distributed per household. NEMA distributed relief materials to the 36 States and the FCT in three tranches reaching 216,345 households synonymous to 1,298,070 persons.”

“We have distributed relief materials to all the 36 states of the federation and the FCT and more assistance is still being provided to communities in need across the 36 states and the FCT as well as to support rehabilitation and recovery. We also received and distributed donations from the United Arab Emirates and Jordan Government to the severely affected states.”