Analysis of Flood Hazards on Urban Infrastructure in Minna City of Niger State, Nigeria
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Hazard vulnerability and damages in terms of flooding affects housing, cars, roads, bridges and other assets in Minna. As more and more settlements were spreading in low-lying flood prone areas, they were becoming more exposed to physical vulnerability in Minna. This study aimed at examining the level of hazard vulnerability and extent of damages in relation to properties and infrastructure when flood occurs in Minna and suggests possible mitigating measures for disaster in Minna. Research design method was explored. The study population comprised of flood victims of IDPs camp in Minna which is 638. The sample-size for the study was 144. Purposive random sampling technique was used. The researcher designed a structured questionnaire. Focus group discussion and interview were used to collect factual information from 2012 to 2021 for data analysis. Mean statistic, t-test and ANOVA were used as methods of data analysis. The result of the study revealed that floods constituted an integral part of hazard vulnerability in Minna. It is evidently clear that when flood occurs in Minna countless losses are recorded. Therefore, actions to regulate floods disaster in Minna must be pragmatic to mitigate flood events in Minna since the prediction of severe flooding had been established in the study.
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