UNOCHA reported that 363 people were dead, 18,200 people were injured, approximately 2.16 million people were evacuated to the shelters, and 618,089 houses were destroyed
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This becomes necessary in view of the plans to embark on rehabilitation and reconstruction of communities affected by the disaster
NEMA, in a report from the Emergency Situation Room of the agency, said 7,705,398 persons were affected by the flood between July 1, 2012 and October 31, 2012
Sambo gave this assurance on Friday at Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, as he commences the second leg of the tour of affected flood areas
The incident brought government closer to the people; it highlighted the value of strategic institutions such as the National Emergency Management Agency, which deployed human and material resources nationwide, and worked with other agencies such as the Red Cross, the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps and the state governments to ameliorate the people’s suffering
The three persons died at the Internally Displaced Persons camp at Cavergina Primary School, Warri, Delta State
Heavy rains that began in August 2012 and continued in September have led to the worst flooding in Nigeria in more than 40 years