2025 Flood: 165 dead, 82 missing, 119,791 affected in 19 States – NEMA

Data by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has shown that 165 persons have died, 82 missing and 119,791 persons have so far been affected by this year’s flooding.

The agency also stated that 138 persons sustained various degrees of injuries, 43,936 displaced, 8,594 houses affected and 8,278 farmlands destroyed across 43 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 19 States.

According to the 2025 flood dashboard by NEMA, children and women were mostly affected.

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On those affected, the data reads: “53,314 children , 36,573 women, 24,600 men, 5,304 elderly, 1,863 disabled persons have so far been affected by this year flood.

The States with the highest number of affected persons are; Imo, Rivers, Abia, Borno and Kaduna States.

The 19 states affected are; Abia, FCT, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Borno, Edo, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, Ondo, Rivers and Sokoto States.