“This is why we are appealing to residents to cooperate with us and stop dumping wastes in drainages or building on waterways.”
Ms Sai’du said the sensitisation was for people in flood-prone communities to brainstorm and develop measures to prevent and reduce losses and the negative impact of the flood.
About $816 million is needed for rescue and relief in Pakistan, more than 2,000 people have died from floods and subsequent infections since mid-June.
Flood related disasters would only be minimised by strict adherence to warnings from relevant authorities, the agency boss warned.
He said the prospect of flooding had not been fully averted in the state, adding that local government areas were predicted to be highly vulnerable.
