Lara Adejoro, Abuja The National Emergency Management Agency has deployed its emergency response team to Kogi State following the flooding of some communities in the state. This move is to help in proactively monitor the flood situation across the country, according to a statement by the agency on Wednesday. The statement noted that the team comprises of staff with specialisation in search and rescue to provide technical support to the Kogi State Emergency Management Agency, and other stakeholders conducting rescue and evacuation operations, including assessments in the affected communities.
The Director General of NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar said the Agency has also deployed mobile water purification equipment to help in providing emergency clean water for the impacted families. Recall that NEMA had recently alerted states identified to be at risk of flooding to be prepared ahead of any eventuality. While alerting the states, Umar also announced that the agency had activated all its zonal, territorial and operations offices and prepositioned critical equipment for timely response, search and rescue as well as evacuation of persons to safer higher grounds.
The frontline states identified to be at risk of the flooding were Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Edo, Delta, Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross River, Rivers and Kwara. “With the activation and deployment, NEMA offices nationwide and technical officers will work with the relevant State Ministries, Departments and Agencies to es.
