The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, says 13 states and 50 communities, mostly in the North are likely to witness significant rains that may cause flooding between September 13 and 17.

The Lagos Territorial Coordinator of NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye made this known in a statement on Wednesday.

He listed the states and communities to include Kano State, with communities like Sumaila and Kunchi likely to be affected.

Farinloye said said that Kebbi State would be affected by communities like Argungu and Katsina State, with Bindawa, Jibia, Kaita, and Katsina communities.

“Zamfara State, with such communities as Kaura Namoda and Shinkafi; Bauchi State, with Bajoga, Darazo, Kirfi, Azare, Jama ‘are, Itas, Misau; Taraba, with Bali, Donga, Lau, Serti, Mutum-Biyu, Yorro, and Borno State, with Briyel, Biu, Dikwa, Kukawa will be affected”.

He noted that Adamawa with Ganye, Mubi, Demsa, Jimeta, Mayo Belwa, Numan, Shelleng, Song, communities as well as Yobe, with Dapchi, Gashua, Geidam, Kanamma, Machina, Potiskum would be affceted.

Also, Gombe State with Nafada and Jigawa, with Dutse, Gumel, Gwaram, Miga communities were the other states and communities the territorial coordinator said would be affected.

The Lagos NEMA coordinator states that due to the rise in the water levels of Rivers Benue and Niger, communities along the two Rivers, up to Bayelsa were advised to take precautionary measures in the coming days.