Nigeria, June 4 -- To arrest the growing threat of deadly floods in the nation, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) responded vehemently by deploying sensitization teams to 15 risk states.

The action follows a deadly flood that broke out in Mokwa, Niger State, and left more than 200 persons dead with some other individuals unaccounted for. It has been a bitter experience to learn the significance of disaster management prevention against increasingly unpredictable climatic trends.

Mokwa was flooded on 23rd May, reducing everything to rubble. Most of the victims had sought shelter in deep gullies and water channels despite early warning. This was the sixth big flood tragedy in Niger State alone within a year. During the first...