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Flood: It’s unsafe returning to submerged homes, NEMA warns 

The National Emergency Management Agency said on Friday that flood water in some of the affected states was receding, but warned that owners of submerged houses should not be in a hurry to re-occupy such buildings.

It warned that such houses could be unsafe, adding that some of the places where the water had receded were still not safely accessible.

Speaking in a telephone interview with one of our correspondents on Friday, the Head of Press Unit, NEMA, Mr Manzo Ezekiel, explained that it would be best if submerged buildings were subjected to structural integrity test before occupation so as not to endanger lives.

Asked if the water was receding or there was still a surge, he stated, “It is receding, but most of the places are still inaccessible. Some of the places are not yet fit for human habitation, but the water is receding. However, it’s receding from the extreme North and even some part of the central region compared to the South.

The National Emergency Management Agency said on Friday that flood water in some of the affected states was receding, but warned that owners of submerged houses should not be in a hurry to re-occupy such buildings.

It warned that such houses could be unsafe, adding that some of the places where the water had receded were still not safely accessible.

Speaking in a telephone interview with one of our correspondents on Friday, the Head of Press Unit, NEMA, Mr Manzo Ezekiel, explained that it would be best if submerged buildings were subjected to structural integrity test before occupation so as not to endanger lives.

Asked if the water was receding or there was still a surge, he stated, “It is receding, but most of the places are still inaccessible. Some of the places are not yet fit for human habitation, but the water is receding. However, it’s receding from the extreme North and even some part of the central region compared to the South.

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