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The federal government has announced that the death toll a a result of flooding has hit 603 (on October 17, 2022). Speaking in Abuja, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouk said that 2,5 million.people had been affected.
She said 1,3 million people had been displaced, and 2,407 people had been injured. A total of 121,318 houses have been partially damaged while 82,053 were destroyed. The minister said that 108,392 hectares of farmlands has been partially affected while 332,327 hectares of farmland were totally destroyed.
A group of experts has warned of impending food and environmental crises following the flooding in 27 states and in the Federal Capital Territory.
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