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Development of a web-based Flood Early Warning System Prototype in Nigeria

by Okechukwu D. Okpara, Kayode P. Olorunyomi, Ejikeme T. Anele
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 187 - Number 89
Year of Publication: 2026
Authors: Okechukwu D. Okpara, Kayode P. Olorunyomi, Ejikeme T. Anele
10.5120/ijca2026926563

Okechukwu D. Okpara, Kayode P. Olorunyomi, Ejikeme T. Anele . Development of a web-based Flood Early Warning System Prototype in Nigeria. International Journal of Computer Applications. 187, 89 ( Mar 2026), 30-40. DOI=10.5120/ijca2026926563

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title = { Development of a web-based Flood Early Warning System Prototype in Nigeria },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { Mar 2026 },
volume = { 187 },
number = { 89 },
month = { Mar },
year = { 2026 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 30-40 },
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url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume187/number89/development-of-a-web-based-flood-early-warning-system-prototype-in-nigeria/ },
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Abstract

In order to disseminate flood alerts to people in Nigeria, a prototype of a web-based Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) was developed in this paper so as to send flood alerts to people especially those living in flood-prone remote areas. Records of flood occurrences in all the 36 states of Nigeria from 2000 to 2022 were extracted from the Emergency events Database of the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Brussels, Belgium. The results were presented based on location as the Nigerian coastline states and six geopolitical zones. The emergency events database showed both the origin and location of the floods wherever possible. The web-based FEWS was hosted online and developed using HTML, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL programming languages. A Short Message Service (SMS) gateway was also integrated into the website. This research work provided a FEWS prototype for information dissemination when a flood is imminent or already occurring limiting damage and loss of life in Nigeria.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Flood Early Warning Nigerian floods natural disasters NIMET flood vulnerability Nigerian geopolitical zones flood alert flood risks

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