- By Halimah Olamide
There is an impending flood that could overrun roads and bridges in the next one week in states like Osun, Ekiti, Plateau Benue and others.
This is just as the Nigerian Meteorological Services list states where heavy rains are expected as from Thursday.
A statement by NiMET on Wednesday showed that areas of low lands may be overrun by flood adding that such incidents may affect vehicular movements.
It list 13 states where heavy rains will be experienced as Niger, Plateau, Benue, Kaduna, Taraba, Delta and Imo Others are Cross River, AkwIbomom Rivers, Bayelsa, Ekiti and Osun states.
States where moderate to heavy rainfall are anticipated are parts of Zamfara, Kano, Borno, Gombe, Adamawa, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Lagos, Edo, Enugu, Ebonyi and Anambra states.
NiMET said the prediction is as a result of Madden-Julian Oscillation which is expected to be strong within the week over the West African region.