Following the expected rise in sea level and tidal surge that may negatively impact agriculture, human settlements and transportation, the Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency, Mustapha Ahmed has warned that there is a high risk coastal flooding in Bayelsa, Delta, Lagos and Rivers States.
Ahmed, on Thursday, gave this in Abuja during the public presentation of the 2023 Climate-related Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation Strategies, jointly produced by Nigerian Hydrological Services and Nigerian Meteorological Agency.
The NEMA boss said no fewer than 665 people died while 3,181 persons were injured across the country during the 2022 flood.
