At least 165 people have died and 82 are still missing following severe flooding in parts of Nigeria this year, according to new data released by the National Emergency Management Agency.
The report also revealed that 119,791 people were affected across 43 local government areas in 19 states.
NEMA said that among the affected, 53,314 are children, 36,573 are women, 24,600 are men, while 5,304 elderly persons and 1,863 people with disabilities were impacted.
The agency also confirmed that 138 people sustained various injuries, while 43,936 were displaced from their homes. A total of 8,594 houses were damaged and 8,278 farmlands destroyed.
States with the highest number of affected people include Imo, Rivers, Abia, Borno, and Kaduna.
The full list of affected states includes Abia, FCT, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Borno, Edo, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, Ondo, Rivers, and Sokoto.
NEMA said the impact was most severe on vulnerable groups, with many children and women losing their homes and access to basic needs.
The Federal Government has approved fresh funding to help NEMA and state governments respond to the flood crisis.
Officials are expected to begin rapid support efforts in the hardest-hit communities.
