Nigeria — Flood Situation Report — Gombe State (13 September 2024)

Between 4 and 9 September 2024, the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Gombe State Emergency Management Agency (GOSEMA), and the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), identified 42 locations in Gombe State that were impacted by floods or received internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to the flooding.

In the eight (8) local government areas (LGAs) of Gombe State that were assessed, DTM identified 14,910 individuals in 1,741 households affected by the floods. The floods displaced IDPs and residents impacted remained in their communities. The affected population included 2,994 individuals and 339 IDPs. Thirty-eight per cent (38%) of the affected houses are habitable but need repair, twenty per cent of the houses are partially damaged but need repairs and 22 per cent of the houses are destroyed. In 93 per cent (93%) of the locations assessed, crop farming was among the primary sources of income.