The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said floods have killed 201 persons in 15 states across the country so far this year.
The affected states are: Kano, Jigawa, Bayelsa, Bauchi, Adamawa, Taraba, Zamfara, Sokoto, Yobe, Katsina, Niger, Borno, Ebonyi, Kaduna, and Nasarawa.
NEMA said Kano State recorded the highest number of deaths, followed by Jigawa, Bayelsa, and Bauchi. 
Details of deaths recorded in each states are: “Kano (35), Jigawa (34), Bayelsa (25), Bauchi (23), Adamawa (15), Taraba (15), Zamfara (13), Sokoto (12), Yobe (10), Katsina (seven), Niger (five), Borno (two), Ebonyi (two), Kaduna (two), and Nasarawa (one).”
The floods, according to the NEMA National Emergency Operations Centre’s dashboard, have affected 611,201 persons across 29 states and 154 local government areas.
The raging waters displaced 225,169 persons, affected 83,457 houses, 2,119 persons injured and destroyed 115,265 hectares of farmlands.
The agency recently warned of impending floods in Benue, Kogi, Anambra, Delta, Imo, Rivers, and Bayelsa states.
It advised other states in the central and southern parts to prepare ahead of potential floods that may soon affect communities downstream.
