The Edo State Government says it will demolish buildings and other structures erected on waterways and flood channels as part of measures to reduce the impact of flooding across the state.The government also disclosed that it has begun compiling the names of victims affected by recent flood incidents to facilitate intervention efforts.Executive Secretary of the Edo State Emergency Management Agency (EDOSEMA), Jerry Idahosa, made this known during a media briefing in Benin City on Monday.Idahosa said the agency had discovered that several buildings were constructed on the Benin moat, while many drainage channels had been blocked by indiscriminate waste disposal, worsening the risk of flooding.He added that internally displaced persons’ camps had been prepared in anticipation of possible flood emergencies across the state.According to him, communities expected to experience severe flooding include Illushi in Esan South-East Local Government Area, as well as Etsako Central and Etsako East local government areas.The EDOSEMA boss also revealed that the agency had received the details of about 1,000 farmers whose farmlands were destroyed by floods, alongside 57 residents affected by flooding in Igarra.Related NewsOkpebholo asks newly trained forest guards to secure Edo forestsActivist urges Niger Delta govs to prepare for coming floodsPlanned sale of Edo House in Lagos sparks controversyHe said residents of flood-prone communities had been advised to relocate to safer and higher grounds as part of the state government’s proactive disaster management measures.“Most of the issues we are finding, or rather we’ve discovered, are blocked drainages as a result of indiscriminate dumping of refuse.“We are also making our plans working with the Ministry of Environment and the Edo Waste Management Board to see how we can implement stiff measures for those offenders or defaulters.“Another area where we are also working is with the Ministry of Physical Planning because we have seen majority of our moats have been blocked. Community leaders sold this moat or rather they filled up these moats and they sell them to people to develop on them.“We are working closely with the Ministry of Physical Planning to identify and mark these houses and when they are identified, we’ll bring them down because it is clearly stated that the moats are supposed to be waterways where floods are supposed to be channeled,” he said.The Nigerian Meteorological Agency and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency have repeatedly warned that several states, including Edo, face a heightened risk of flooding during the rainy season.In response, state governments have intensified sensitisation campaigns, evacuation plans and drainage clearance to reduce the impact of anticipated floods. The government also disclosed that it has begun compiling the names of victims affected by recent flood incidents to facilitate intervention efforts.Executive Secretary of the Edo State Emergency Management Agency (EDOSEMA), Jerry Idahosa, made this known during a media briefing in Benin City on Monday.Idahosa said the agency had discovered that several buildings were constructed on the Benin moat, while many drainage channels had been blocked by indiscriminate waste disposal, worsening the risk of flooding.He added that internally displaced persons’ camps had been prepared in anticipation of possible flood emergencies across the state.According to him, communities expected to experience severe flooding include Illushi in Esan South-East Local Government Area, as well as Etsako Central and Etsako East local government areas.The EDOSEMA boss also revealed that the agency had received the details of about 1,000 farmers whose farmlands were destroyed by floods, alongside 57 residents affected by flooding in Igarra.Related NewsOkpebholo asks newly trained forest guards to secure Edo forestsActivist urges Niger Delta govs to prepare for coming floodsPlanned sale of Edo House in Lagos sparks controversyHe said residents of flood-prone communities had been advised to relocate to safer and higher grounds as part of the state government’s proactive disaster management measures.“Most of the issues we are finding, or rather we’ve discovered, are blocked drainages as a result of indiscriminate dumping of refuse.“We are also making our plans working with the Ministry of Environment and the Edo Waste Management Board to see how we can implement stiff measures for those offenders or defaulters.“Another area where we are also working is with the Ministry of Physical Planning because we have seen majority of our moats have been blocked. Community leaders sold this moat or rather they filled up these moats and they sell them to people to develop on them.“We are working closely with the Ministry of Physical Planning to identify and mark these houses and when they are identified, we’ll bring them down because it is clearly stated that the moats are supposed to be waterways where floods are supposed to be channeled,” he said.The Nigerian Meteorological Agency and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency have repeatedly warned that several states, including Edo, face a heightened risk of flooding during the rainy season.In response, state governments have intensified sensitisation campaigns, evacuation plans and drainage clearance to reduce the impact of anticipated floods. Executive Secretary of the Edo State Emergency Management Agency (EDOSEMA), Jerry Idahosa, made this known during a media briefing in Benin City on Monday.Idahosa said the agency had discovered that several buildings were constructed on the Benin moat, while many drainage channels had been blocked by indiscriminate waste disposal, worsening the risk of flooding.He added that internally displaced persons’ camps had been prepared in anticipation of possible flood emergencies across the state.According to him, communities expected to experience severe flooding include Illushi in Esan South-East Local Government Area, as well as Etsako Central and Etsako East local government areas.The EDOSEMA boss also revealed that the agency had received the details of about 1,000 farmers whose farmlands were destroyed by floods, alongside 57 residents affected by flooding in Igarra.Related NewsOkpebholo asks newly trained forest guards to secure Edo forestsActivist urges Niger Delta govs to prepare for coming floodsPlanned sale of Edo House in Lagos sparks controversyHe said residents of flood-prone communities had been advised to relocate to safer and higher grounds as part of the state government’s proactive disaster management measures.“Most of the issues we are finding, or rather we’ve discovered, are blocked drainages as a result of indiscriminate dumping of refuse.“We are also making our plans working with the Ministry of Environment and the Edo Waste Management Board to see how we can implement stiff measures for those offenders or defaulters.“Another area where we are also working is with the Ministry of Physical Planning because we have seen majority of our moats have been blocked. Community leaders sold this moat or rather they filled up these moats and they sell them to people to develop on them.“We are working closely with the Ministry of Physical Planning to identify and mark these houses and when they are identified, we’ll bring them down because it is clearly stated that the moats are supposed to be waterways where floods are supposed to be channeled,” he said.The Nigerian Meteorological Agency and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency have repeatedly warned that several states, including Edo, face a heightened risk of flooding during the rainy season.In response, state governments have intensified sensitisation campaigns, evacuation plans and drainage clearance to reduce the impact of anticipated floods. Idahosa said the agency had discovered that several buildings were constructed on the Benin moat, while many drainage channels had been blocked by indiscriminate waste disposal, worsening the risk of flooding.He added that internally displaced persons’ camps had been prepared in anticipation of possible flood emergencies across the state.According to him, communities expected to experience severe flooding include Illushi in Esan South-East Local Government Area, as well as Etsako Central and Etsako East local government areas.The EDOSEMA boss also revealed that the agency had received the details of about 1,000 farmers whose farmlands were destroyed by floods, alongside 57 residents affected by flooding in Igarra.Related NewsOkpebholo asks newly trained forest guards to secure Edo forestsActivist urges Niger Delta govs to prepare for coming floodsPlanned sale of Edo House in Lagos sparks controversyHe said residents of flood-prone communities had been advised to relocate to safer and higher grounds as part of the state government’s proactive disaster management measures.“Most of the issues we are finding, or rather we’ve discovered, are blocked drainages as a result of indiscriminate dumping of refuse.“We are also making our plans working with the Ministry of Environment and the Edo Waste Management Board to see how we can implement stiff measures for those offenders or defaulters.“Another area where we are also working is with the Ministry of Physical Planning because we have seen majority of our moats have been blocked. Community leaders sold this moat or rather they filled up these moats and they sell them to people to develop on them.“We are working closely with the Ministry of Physical Planning to identify and mark these houses and when they are identified, we’ll bring them down because it is clearly stated that the moats are supposed to be waterways where floods are supposed to be channeled,” he said.The Nigerian Meteorological Agency and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency have repeatedly warned that several states, including Edo, face a heightened risk of flooding during the rainy season.In response, state governments have intensified sensitisation campaigns, evacuation plans and drainage clearance to reduce the impact of anticipated floods. He added that internally displaced persons’ camps had been prepared in anticipation of possible flood emergencies across the state.According to him, communities expected to experience severe flooding include Illushi in Esan South-East Local Government Area, as well as Etsako Central and Etsako East local government areas.The EDOSEMA boss also revealed that the agency had received the details of about 1,000 farmers whose farmlands were destroyed by floods, alongside 57 residents affected by flooding in Igarra.Related NewsOkpebholo asks newly trained forest guards to secure Edo forestsActivist urges Niger Delta govs to prepare for coming floodsPlanned sale of Edo House in Lagos sparks controversyHe said residents of flood-prone communities had been advised to relocate to safer and higher grounds as part of the state government’s proactive disaster management measures.“Most of the issues we are finding, or rather we’ve discovered, are blocked drainages as a result of indiscriminate dumping of refuse.“We are also making our plans working with the Ministry of Environment and the Edo Waste Management Board to see how we can implement stiff measures for those offenders or defaulters.“Another area where we are also working is with the Ministry of Physical Planning because we have seen majority of our moats have been blocked. Community leaders sold this moat or rather they filled up these moats and they sell them to people to develop on them.“We are working closely with the Ministry of Physical Planning to identify and mark these houses and when they are identified, we’ll bring them down because it is clearly stated that the moats are supposed to be waterways where floods are supposed to be channeled,” he said.The Nigerian Meteorological Agency and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency have repeatedly warned that several states, including Edo, face a heightened risk of flooding during the rainy season.In response, state governments have intensified sensitisation campaigns, evacuation plans and drainage clearance to reduce the impact of anticipated floods. According to him, communities expected to experience severe flooding include Illushi in Esan South-East Local Government Area, as well as Etsako Central and Etsako East local government areas.The EDOSEMA boss also revealed that the agency had received the details of about 1,000 farmers whose farmlands were destroyed by floods, alongside 57 residents affected by flooding in Igarra.Related NewsOkpebholo asks newly trained forest guards to secure Edo forestsActivist urges Niger Delta govs to prepare for coming floodsPlanned sale of Edo House in Lagos sparks controversyHe said residents of flood-prone communities had been advised to relocate to safer and higher grounds as part of the state government’s proactive disaster management measures.“Most of the issues we are finding, or rather we’ve discovered, are blocked drainages as a result of indiscriminate dumping of refuse.“We are also making our plans working with the Ministry of Environment and the Edo Waste Management Board to see how we can implement stiff measures for those offenders or defaulters.“Another area where we are also working is with the Ministry of Physical Planning because we have seen majority of our moats have been blocked. Community leaders sold this moat or rather they filled up these moats and they sell them to people to develop on them.“We are working closely with the Ministry of Physical Planning to identify and mark these houses and when they are identified, we’ll bring them down because it is clearly stated that the moats are supposed to be waterways where floods are supposed to be channeled,” he said.The Nigerian Meteorological Agency and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency have repeatedly warned that several states, including Edo, face a heightened risk of flooding during the rainy season.In response, state governments have intensified sensitisation campaigns, evacuation plans and drainage clearance to reduce the impact of anticipated floods. The EDOSEMA boss also revealed that the agency had received the details of about 1,000 farmers whose farmlands were destroyed by floods, alongside 57 residents affected by flooding in Igarra.Related NewsOkpebholo asks newly trained forest guards to secure Edo forestsActivist urges Niger Delta govs to prepare for coming floodsPlanned sale of Edo House in Lagos sparks controversyHe said residents of flood-prone communities had been advised to relocate to safer and higher grounds as part of the state government’s proactive disaster management measures.“Most of the issues we are finding, or rather we’ve discovered, are blocked drainages as a result of indiscriminate dumping of refuse.“We are also making our plans working with the Ministry of Environment and the Edo Waste Management Board to see how we can implement stiff measures for those offenders or defaulters.“Another area where we are also working is with the Ministry of Physical Planning because we have seen majority of our moats have been blocked. Community leaders sold this moat or rather they filled up these moats and they sell them to people to develop on them.“We are working closely with the Ministry of Physical Planning to identify and mark these houses and when they are identified, we’ll bring them down because it is clearly stated that the moats are supposed to be waterways where floods are supposed to be channeled,” he said.The Nigerian Meteorological Agency and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency have repeatedly warned that several states, including Edo, face a heightened risk of flooding during the rainy season.In response, state governments have intensified sensitisation campaigns, evacuation plans and drainage clearance to reduce the impact of anticipated floods. He said residents of flood-prone communities had been advised to relocate to safer and higher grounds as part of the state government’s proactive disaster management measures.“Most of the issues we are finding, or rather we’ve discovered, are blocked drainages as a result of indiscriminate dumping of refuse.“We are also making our plans working with the Ministry of Environment and the Edo Waste Management Board to see how we can implement stiff measures for those offenders or defaulters.“Another area where we are also working is with the Ministry of Physical Planning because we have seen majority of our moats have been blocked. Community leaders sold this moat or rather they filled up these moats and they sell them to people to develop on them.“We are working closely with the Ministry of Physical Planning to identify and mark these houses and when they are identified, we’ll bring them down because it is clearly stated that the moats are supposed to be waterways where floods are supposed to be channeled,” he said.The Nigerian Meteorological Agency and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency have repeatedly warned that several states, including Edo, face a heightened risk of flooding during the rainy season.In response, state governments have intensified sensitisation campaigns, evacuation plans and drainage clearance to reduce the impact of anticipated floods. “Most of the issues we are finding, or rather we’ve discovered, are blocked drainages as a result of indiscriminate dumping of refuse.“We are also making our plans working with the Ministry of Environment and the Edo Waste Management Board to see how we can implement stiff measures for those offenders or defaulters.“Another area where we are also working is with the Ministry of Physical Planning because we have seen majority of our moats have been blocked. Community leaders sold this moat or rather they filled up these moats and they sell them to people to develop on them.“We are working closely with the Ministry of Physical Planning to identify and mark these houses and when they are identified, we’ll bring them down because it is clearly stated that the moats are supposed to be waterways where floods are supposed to be channeled,” he said.The Nigerian Meteorological Agency and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency have repeatedly warned that several states, including Edo, face a heightened risk of flooding during the rainy season.In response, state governments have intensified sensitisation campaigns, evacuation plans and drainage clearance to reduce the impact of anticipated floods. “We are also making our plans working with the Ministry of Environment and the Edo Waste Management Board to see how we can implement stiff measures for those offenders or defaulters.“Another area where we are also working is with the Ministry of Physical Planning because we have seen majority of our moats have been blocked. Community leaders sold this moat or rather they filled up these moats and they sell them to people to develop on them.“We are working closely with the Ministry of Physical Planning to identify and mark these houses and when they are identified, we’ll bring them down because it is clearly stated that the moats are supposed to be waterways where floods are supposed to be channeled,” he said.The Nigerian Meteorological Agency and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency have repeatedly warned that several states, including Edo, face a heightened risk of flooding during the rainy season.In response, state governments have intensified sensitisation campaigns, evacuation plans and drainage clearance to reduce the impact of anticipated floods. “Another area where we are also working is with the Ministry of Physical Planning because we have seen majority of our moats have been blocked. Community leaders sold this moat or rather they filled up these moats and they sell them to people to develop on them.“We are working closely with the Ministry of Physical Planning to identify and mark these houses and when they are identified, we’ll bring them down because it is clearly stated that the moats are supposed to be waterways where floods are supposed to be channeled,” he said.The Nigerian Meteorological Agency and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency have repeatedly warned that several states, including Edo, face a heightened risk of flooding during the rainy season.In response, state governments have intensified sensitisation campaigns, evacuation plans and drainage clearance to reduce the impact of anticipated floods. “We are working closely with the Ministry of Physical Planning to identify and mark these houses and when they are identified, we’ll bring them down because it is clearly stated that the moats are supposed to be waterways where floods are supposed to be channeled,” he said.The Nigerian Meteorological Agency and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency have repeatedly warned that several states, including Edo, face a heightened risk of flooding during the rainy season.In response, state governments have intensified sensitisation campaigns, evacuation plans and drainage clearance to reduce the impact of anticipated floods. The Nigerian Meteorological Agency and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency have repeatedly warned that several states, including Edo, face a heightened risk of flooding during the rainy season.In response, state governments have intensified sensitisation campaigns, evacuation plans and drainage clearance to reduce the impact of anticipated floods. In response, state governments have intensified sensitisation campaigns, evacuation plans and drainage clearance to reduce the impact of anticipated floods.