An official says 52 local government areas in 20 states have already been affected by flooding.
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Speaking at the event, Ms Zubaida said the centre would share information, provide timely support to affected areas, and collate and analyse flood incident data.The NEMA boss expressed the hope that this step, together with those of other stakeholders, will reduce the impact of flooding to the barest minimum.
Ms Umar said the workshop would awaken NEMA to take more proactive measures to save citizens’ lives and adequately respond in affected areas. “Rather than waiting for an outbreak of cholera, what can we do in terms of preparedness, so that we can make sure that the systems that are needed to respond are fully resourced?“This is one of the things that we are looking at as UN-OCHA, together with our colleagues from UNICEF, the World Health Organisation and other partners,” he said.
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