Overall Green alert Flood
in Nigeria

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1102720
Death: 5
Displaced: 10284
Countries: Nigeria
From - To 23 Jun - 16 Sep

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Nigeria - Floods (ECHO 31 Aug 2024)Mon, 26 Aug 2024 10:11

  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting Nigeria since 20 August, causing floods that have resulted in casualties and damage.
  • According to media, as of 24 August, at least 33 people died, 44,000 have been displaced and 7,800 houses have been destroyed in Jigawa State in northern Nigeria.  UN OCHA reports, as of 23 August, 45 missing people, 10,264 displaced people, 12,583 affected people and 298 destroyed houses due to floods across the Adamawa state in north-eastern Nigeria.
  • For the next 24 hours, more rainfall is forecasted over the whole country, with locally very heavy rainfall in the western part of Nigeria.
Nigeria - Floods (ECHO 08 Sep 2024)Tue, 03 Sep 2024 10:11

  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting northern Nigeria since 20 August, causing floods that have resulted in casualties and damage.
  • According to International Rescue Committee (IRC), as of 2 September, at least 170 people died, 205,338 have been displaced, 515,794 have been affected, and 76,667 houses have been damaged across 28 out of 36 states, including Bauchi, Zamfara, Sokoto, Niger, and Jigawa states as the most impacted.  
  • For the next 48 hours, more rainfall is forecasted over the northern and eastern parts of Nigeria.
Flood in Nigeria - UNITAR-UNOSAT ActivationWed, 11 Sep 2024 09:48

UNITAR-UNOSAT Potentially Damaged Buildings has been activated
Flood in Nigeria - UNITAR-UNOSAT ActivationFri, 13 Sep 2024 15:05

UNITAR-UNOSAT Potentially Damaged Buildings has been activated
Nigeria - Floods and dam overflow, update (ECHO 20 Sep 2024)Mon, 16 Sep 2024 12:10

  • Continuous heavy rainfall and the overflow of the Alau Dam during the night of 9 September have caused severe flash floods in the Maiduguri area, Borno State, north-eastern Nigeria worsening dramatically an already very dire humanitarian situation.  
  • According to UN OCHA, 37 people died, 58 others were injured and 414,000 have been affected across the Borno state. Two bridges have partially collapsed in Maiduguri, schools are closed and access to hospitals, markets and other critical infrastructures remains limited. Over 300,000 people are temporarily displaced and sheltered in 30 relocation sites. 
  • In support of government efforts, humanitarian partners are responding to immediate food (wet feeding), water, health, shelter and sanitation needs and take actions to prevent outbreaks of acute watery diarrhea and cholera. 
  • On 14 September, a high-level delegation led by the Humanitarian Coordinator and comprising representatives of humanitarian agencies visited Maiduguri to express continued support for the operation and solidarity with the people of Maiduguri.

 

Flood in Nigeria - UNITAR-UNOSAT ActivationMon, 16 Sep 2024 15:53

UNITAR-UNOSAT Potentially Damaged Buildings has been activated
Nigeria - Floods, update (ECHO 20 Sep 2024)Thu, 19 Sep 2024 10:27

  • While heavy rainfall continues to affect most of the States of Nigeria (31 out of 36 States, with the Northern regions most affected), the humanitarian impact keeps worsening, notably in those areas already severely impacted by conflict, insecurity and food and nutrition crisis such as Borno State.
  • According to IOM, 757 lives lost, 6,917 injured, 487,124 displaced, of which around 245,500 people are evacuated in a number of shelters or in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps. A total of more than 1,355,205 people are affected across the area, where the most affected states are Borno, Bauchi, Sokoto, Zamfara and Jigawa.
  • Over the next 96 hours, more heavy rainfall with locally very heavy rainfall is forecast over most of the country.
Edo State, Nigeria, September 2024Local media reported heavy rain caused a building to collapse in Benin City of Edo State, Nigeria, on 14 September 2024.Sat 14 Sep 2024FloodList provided by Copernicus GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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