At the management meeting of NEMA agency’s at it headquarters with all its zonal directors in attendance today, there was a reviewed of the flood situation across the country as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen it operational readiness and response to flood incidents.
The DG has also directed that it zonal offices work in synergy with all State Emergency Management Agencies (SEMA) in prepositioning rescue equipment for immediate deployment in the event of flood within their areas of responsibilities.
Timely response and rapid assessment are crucial to effective disaster management, it is against this backdrop that the agency activated the Emergency Operations Centre; and the Situation Room at the headquarters for flood data collection, processing, signalling and communication.