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Countries
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Data and Analysis
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Special Focus
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Crisis Responses
Nigeria — Joint Post - Flood Situation Report — Kwara State (10 December 2024)
Contact
DTM Nigeria, iomnigeriadtm@iom.int
Language
English
Location
Nigeria
Period Covered
Oct 28 2024
Nov 08 2024
Activity
- Mobility Tracking
- Event Tracking
Between 28 October and 8 November 2024, the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Kwara State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), and the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), identified 64 locations in Kwara State that were impacted by floods or received internally displaced persons (IDPs) due
to the flooding. Through a network of 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 humanitarian community on the affected population's primary needs, vulnerabilities, and mobility intentions.
In the eight local government areas (LGAs) of Kwara State that were assessed, the joint assessment team identified 233,268 individuals in 24,808 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 135,687 displaced individuals in 14,148 households.