Nigeria — Joint Post - Flood Situation Report — Cross River State (10 December 2024)

Between 28 October and 8 November 2024, the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), and the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), identified 36 locations in Cross River State that were impacted by floods or received internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to the flooding. Through a network of 44 key informants and field focal points, and in close coordination with other humanitarian partners and local authorities, the assessment was jointly conducted in these locations to provide insights to the government and humanitarian partners on the affected population's primary needs, vulnerabilities, and mobility intentions.

In the 15 local government areas (LGAs) of Cross River State that were assessed, the joint assessment team identified 96,829 individuals in 17,669 households affected by the floods. These individuals included IDPs who were displaced by the floods and residents who were impacted by the floods but remained in their communities. The affected population included 3,673 displaced individuals.

Seventy-five per cent (75%) of the affected houses were habitable and need no repair, sixteen per cent were habitable but need repairs, six per cent were partially damaged and three per cent were totally destroyed. In 67 per cent of the locations assessed, crop farming was among the primary sources of income.