Rainy Season: NIMET alerts Kano residents on possible flooding areas

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) has called the attention of Kano State residents to the possibility of high-risk flooding in 14 out of the 44 Local Government Areas of the state.
Dr. Nuradeen Abdullahi, Kano/Jigawa Territorial Coordinator, NiMET, made the call at a Disaster Risk Management Stakeholders Coordination Meeting on Seasonal Climate Prediction and Annual Flood Outlook in Kano.
The predicted LGAs to be affected include Rimin Gado, Tofa, Kabo, Madobi, Garum Malam, Bebeji, Rano, Dawakin Kudu, Warawa, Wudil, Sumaila, Ajingi, Kura, and Dala.
According to Abdullahi, the five other LGAs—Karaye, Takai, Bunkure, Dawakin Tofa, and Makoda, were moderately prone to high-risk flooding.
Highlighting that the meeting was to marshal out plans on the best ways to avert the predicted flooding across the state, Abdullahi however noted that the rest 25 LGAs were at low risk.
The 25 LGAs include Doguwa, Tudun Wada, Kibiya, Garko, Albasu, Gaya, Kiru, Rogo, Gwarzo, Shanono, Tsanyawa, Bagwai, Bichi, Kunchi, Danbatta, Minjibir, Gabasawa, Gwale, Fagge, Nassarawa, Kano Municipal, Tarauni, Ungogo, Kumbotso, and Gezawa.
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Abdullahi said the meeting, in collaboration with the Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), became necessary to remind stakeholders of their responsibilities regarding the impact of climate change and the expensive nature of environmental disasters.
Specifically, he asserted that women and children were mostly affected during the rainy season and urged people in flood-prone areas to take preventive measures before the season.
In her remarks, the state’s Commissioner for Humanitarian and Poverty Eradication, Hajiya Amina Abdullahi, said the state government had set up a high-powered committee led by the deputy governor, Malam Aminu Abdulsalam, to evacuate drainages across the 44 LGAs to prevent flooding.
“Careful planning for preparedness and response can significantly curtail disasters or emergencies across communities,” she said.
The commissioner reiterated the government’s commitment to protect the residents against natural and environmental hazards (NAN)