The United Nations yesterday announced the release of a total sum of $10.5 million US dollars (about N4.6 billion) to cushion the effect of the flood in Nigeria.
The United Nations (UN) noted that the said released fund ($10.5million) came from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF) and the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to alleviate the impacts of the 2022 floods.
Recall that many parts of the country was severely hit by flood few weeks back and caused a lot of damages especially to farmlands in the country.
Many lives and properties were also destroyed as a result of the flood in the country.
More than 600 lives were claimed whilst about two million people were displaced whilst destroying thousands of homes in the country.
Statistics from the government show that the devastating flooding was the worst in recent years.
UN Humanitarian Coordinator Matthias Schmale said he saw people struggling to eat and get clean water during his visits to Anambra, Adamawa and Bayelsa.
A statement indicated that a $5million NHF allocation would provide water, sanitation, health care, shelter and non-food items to over 264,000 people Borno, Adamawa and Yobe.
Schmale also noted that the fund will go along way to help cushion the effect and devastation the flood might have caused.
“A $5 million NHF allocation will provide much-needed water, sanitation, health care, shelter and non-food items support to over 264,000 people in the states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) – covered by the Humanitarian Response Plan 2022,” it revealed.
“The NHF funds will complement a $5.5 million CERF rapid response allocation for the states most affected by flooding in Nigeria that will help provide clean water, sanitation, hygiene, emergency shelter and health care assistance for 495,000 people in Anambra, Bayelsa, Kogi, and Niger states,” the UN disclosed.
“The urgent priority is to help affected people get back to what is left of their homes and to regain lost assets and livelihoods.
“Farmers for example, will require seeds and other agricultural support”, the coordinator added.
The 2022 Cadre Harmonisé food security and nutrition assessment said 19.5 million Nigerians were already facing severe food insecurity pre-July.