The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) says parts of Rivers, Borno, Gombe, Yobe, Plateau, Kaduna, Jigawa, Kano, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Abia, Imo, Bayelsa, Anambra, Delta and Enugu will experience heavy and moderate rainfall in the next three days from the early hours of Friday.
NiMET in a statement said extreme heavy rainfall is expected over parts of Taraba and Adamawa states.
It also said during the forecast period, 24 hours of accumulated rainfall is likely, adding that the extreme heavy rainfall can cause flash flooding, riverine flooding, soil erosion, thunder and lightning, and strong winds.
The agency calls for civil protection service and Disaster Risk Management (DRM) authorities to activate contingency plans for disaster preparedness and emergency response (awareness, assistance to victims, search & rescue operations), and be in close touch with National Hydrological Meteorological Services (NHMS) for further accuracy at the national level to avoid hazards.
