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Kotonkarfe, Nigeria – Over 200 communities in Kogi State have been submerged by floods, leaving practically two million individuals displaced, because the state grapples with a worsening humanitarian disaster.
The Kogi State Authorities has urgently appealed to the Nigerian authorities and worldwide donor companies for quick help. Talking to journalists in Kotonkarfe, Kingsley Fanwo, the state’s Commissioner for Data and Communications, warned of the dire state of affairs, calling for swift intervention.
“The Nationwide Emergency Administration Company can’t afford to attend any longer,” Fanwo acknowledged, stressing that the disaster has change into “overwhelming.”
Fanwo revealed that 9 out of Kogi’s 21 Native Authorities Areas have been severely affected, with infrastructure, together with colleges and hospitals, utterly destroyed. “We have now opened about 68 IDP camps, however they’re insufficient to accommodate the large inhabitants,” he defined.
Describing the scene as devastating, Fanwo highlighted the plight of essentially the most susceptible: “Seeing the aged and little kids in this type of misery is a horrible sight.” He emphasised that the dimensions of destruction requires pressing consideration to avert additional disaster.
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