Nigeria — Heavy Rainfall Flash Report — Yobe State (16 August 2022)

With the onset of the rainy season in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Yobe, varying degrees of damages have been reported in host communities of Tarmua and Damaturu LGAs. Heavy rainfalls, accompanied by strong winds have caused serious damages to shelters and infrastructures.

Between 08 and 14 August 2022, IOM’s DTM programme carried out assessments to ascertain the level of damage sustained in IDP sites due to heavy windstorms and rainfall. Overall, 7 host community locations in Damaturu and Tarmua LGAs were assessed. The worst-hit of the assessed sites was Kandahar Area, a host community in Nayinawa ward of Geidam LGA, where a heavy rainstorm with floods damaged 51 shelters, affecting an estimated 245 individuals.