To guard against a possible flooding in some parts of the states in the South sast, the federal government through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has concluded arrangements to embark on a massive sensitisation in some council areas in Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu states based on the 2026 flood prediction.
The information officer of NEMA, Enugu Operations Office, Mr Ezeani Nnanyelugo, told newsmen, Sunday that the agency, its partners and stakeholders would carry out robust sensitisation in the states.
The flood preparedness sets of actions followed the 2026 Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) Annual Flood Outlook (AFO) released on Feb.10 and April 15, respectively.
Nnanyelugo said the two agencies in their predictions noted that there would be high rainfall and high risk of flood in the three states under the NEMA Enugu Operations Office namely: Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu states.
He said: “We have fliers on flood risk reduction activities and actions in both English and indigenous language (Igbo) to distribute to flood prone communities identified in the prediction.
“We have started and would sustain public enlightenment on the prediction through television, radio and online news platforms.”