The United Nations has pledged $6 million in humanitarian assistance to support the flood victims in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohammed Fall, announced that a joint assessment mission was conducted over the weekend. The mission involved representatives from various UN agencies, NGOs, and the Nigerian Red Cross Society.
The team met with individuals who had been affected by the flooding, many of whom had already been displaced by ongoing conflicts and insecurity in the region.
The flood was triggered by an overflow from the Alau Dam, located approximately 10 miles south of Maiduguri.
“We and our partners are providing them with hot meals, we are facilitating air drops of food in hard-to-reach areas cut off by flood waters, and we are also trucking in water.
“We are also providing water and sanitation hygiene services and water purification tablets to stem disease outbreaks.
“This is in addition to supplying hygiene and dignity kits to women and girls, as well as emergency health and shelter services.”
Dujarric said the staff of the UN Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs were also working closely with donors to secure additional funding.
Flooding has damaged more than 125,000 hectares of farmland in Nigeria.
