Public health impacts of flooding: A case study of 2022 flood outbreak in Nigeria

Adesola, Ridwan O; Okeke, Valentine Chidalu; Chris, Nwachukwu Promise; Dike, Chinonye Kamsi; Olughu, Okorie Isaac

doi:10.30491/ijtmgh.2024.433930.1400

Public health impacts of flooding: A case study of 2022 flood outbreak in Nigeria

Document Type : Perspective

Authors

Ridwan O Adesola ¹

Valentine Chidalu Okeke ²

Nwachukwu Promise Chris ³

Chinonye Kamsi Dike ⁴

Okorie Isaac Olughu ⁵

¹ Adesorin Close, Atidade, Ogberin Area,

² Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria

³ Green Promise Initiative International, Nigeria

⁴ Future Wildlife Conservationists Club, Nigeria

⁵ University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

10.30491/ijtmgh.2024.433930.1400

Abstract

Flood refers to an excessive outflow or inflow of water, especially across the normally dry ground (occasionally referred to as a natural calamity). Recently, several outbreaks of flood have been reported in several cities in Nigeria. In recent months, the number of people affected by widespread flooding across Nigeria has risen to over 3.2 million out of 5 million people in Africa, with over 600 fatalities. Flood events in recent years resulted in the loss of life and huge damages to human welfare, requiring urgent reaction. We aim to look at the public health impacts of flooding in Nigeria and provide an everlasting solution to the associated challenges. We center our investigations mostly on recent flooding in Nigeria with the different assumptions surrounding it.

Keywords

flood

Nigeria

climate change

Africa