Nigeria — Flood Situation Report — Katsina State (16 September 2024)

Between 4 and 8 September 2024, the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Katsina State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), and the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), identified 234 locations in Katsina State that were impacted by floods or received internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to the flooding.

In the seventeen (17) local government areas (LGAs) of Katsina State that were assessed, DTM identified 123,377 individuals in 16,563 households affected by the floods. These individuals included IDPs displaced by the floods and residents impacted by the floods but remained in their communities. The affected population included 12,927 displaced individuals and 473 returnees.
Thirty-two per cent (32%) of the affected houses are habitable but need repair, 17 per cent are partially damaged and 10 per cent are totally destroyed. In 70 per cent (70%) of the locations assessed, crop farming was among the primary sources of income.