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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted heavy rainfall in eight states during the week.
The states are Taraba, Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta, Abia, Akwa Ibom and Cross River as well as Southern Adamawa.
This is contained in the weekly weather forecast bulletin released yesterday.
It reads: “During the week, the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) is expected to remain weak over the West African region.
“Good moisture influx and velocity potential are expected to enhance the prospects of Heavy rainfall over parts of Southern Adamawa, Taraba, Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta, Abia, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states.”
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The agency also forecast heavy to moderate rainfall over parts of Taraba, Adamawa, Kaduna, Bayelsa, Plateau, Nasarawa, Kwara, Benue, Anambra, Rivers, Imo, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi, Osun, Oyo, Ogun, Lagos, Ekiti, Ondo, Edo, Cross River and Delta states.
Parts of the country predicted to witness moderate rainfall are parts of Taraba, Adamawa, Niger, Kaduna, the Federal Capital Territory, Plateau, Kogi, Kwara, Ebonyi, Benue, Cross River, Ondo, Edo, Enugu, and Ekiti states.
States likely to witness low to moderate rainfall include parts of Bauchi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Kano, Katsina, Yobe, Borno, Jigawa, Gombe and Kebbi states.
The agency stated that there are prospects of flash floods on roads, bridges & low-lying areas, which can disrupt vehicular traffic.
It advised the public to take safety precautions and avoid walking through fast-flowing runoff waters.