Osun intensifies flood-risk assessment, urges vigilance

Osun State Government has intensified flood-risk assessments and nationalist information measures arsenic rainfall continues crossed parts of the state, urging residents to stay vigilant and comply with authoritative upwind and exigency advisories.

The authorities disclosed this successful a connection issued connected Monday by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, noting that preparations were being strengthened to trim the risks associated with flooding.

According to the statement, "the authorities is monitoring upwind conditions and assessing susceptible communities to place locations requiring urgent attraction and coordinated interventions."

The authorities cited a upwind bulletin issued by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet connected Thursday, October 15, 2026, which provided a three-day forecast covering October 16 to 18, including Osogbo.

It added that further showers and imaginable thunderstorms had been forecast for the Ede country implicit the coming days, prompting calls for caution, peculiarly successful low-lying communities and places with a past of flooding.

"As portion of the appraisal efforts, the Director-General and Special Envoy of the Governor connected Climate Change and Renewable Energy had undertaken a preliminary tract appraisal successful E...