DG Orientation: We'll work with NIMET forecast to mitigate on impending flood

DG Orientation, Barr Uzum

Delta State Director-General, Barrister Eugene Azuka Uzum, has reiterated the urgent need for residents living in flood-prone areas in the state to take the warning of NIMET seriously and relocate to safe grounds before the impending flood.

Barrister Uzum stated this in his office in Asaba while fielding questions from journalists.

The Orientation boss disclosed that the state government had set up a flood management committee, headed by the Secretary to the State Government, Barrister Chiedu Ebie, to mitigate the impacts of the impending flood on the citizens in the state, adding that internally displaced persons (IDP) camps would be strategically set up to cushion off the effects of the flood on residents in the state.

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MOVE OUT OF FLOOD PLAINS. DG ORIENTATION PLEADS WITH DELTANS AHEAD OF NIMET FORECAST.

DG, Bureau of Orientation, Barr Uzum

ASABA - The Director General, Bureau of Orientation Delta State, Barr Azuka Eugene Uzum has appealed to Deltans living in flood prone areas to move out following forecast issued by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET).

Barr Uzum while making the appeal on Sunday 11 of August, 2019 in Asaba, explained that in line with NIMet’s prediction, so much water would be made available on the surface this period.

 "Once it rains, the ground cannot absorb the water making it to runoff and resulting in so much water on the surface particularly in the areas that are adjoining the riverine locations."

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