Adamawa: Flood Claims 6, Destroy 1,711 Houses as Dep Gov. Seeks FG Support For Victims

Adamawa : Flood claims 6, Destroy 1,711 houses as Dep Gov. Seeks FG Support For Victims

From Umar Dankano,Yola

A total of 1,711 houses were destroyed and 6 people were killed as a result of flood recorded in Madagali local government area of Adamawa state.

The flood worsened by the collapsed of Wagga bridge linking Borno and Adamawa states where over 1000 hecters of land was submerged.

Head of Operations,the National Emergency Management Agency,NEMA. Yola Office, Ayuba Ladan made the disclosure while taking round the Deputy Governor Professor Kaletapwa Farauta on the spot assessment tour in the affected communities confirming that 10 more people sustained injuries while 10,264 people were affected by the flood.

Ladan explained that findings by his assessment team have revealed that, the volume of water from heavy rainfall in Shuwa overwhelmed the rivers around the Shuwa communities which resulted to severe flooding that affected various communities which led to the collapse of Shuwa bridge leading to Gulak,

Ladan confirmed that, houses, shops, boreholes, and many valuables were completely destroyed in the affected areas including; Kirchinga ,Duhu, Maiwandu ,Jahili, Kokohu, Lumadu, Zhau, Palam, Kwambula, Shiware, and Shuwa.

While commiserating with the people of the area, Deputy Governor Professor Kaletapwa Farauta expressed the sympathy and concern of the Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri’s government over the devastating situation caused by pressure of rainfall.

Professor Farauta who visited the area weekend said that the state government directed its state emergency management Agency (ADSEMA) to immediately provide necessary relief materials to the victims.

Farauta call on the Federal government to as a matter of urgency assist the victims in mitigating the sufferings of 10,264 flood victims in Madagali local government area of the state.

She expressed shock over colossal destructions of houses and farmlands advising the families affected to take solace in God.

“Am appealing to the federal government and humanterian donors to come to support victims of Madagali flood.

“The collosal damage is too much as 11 communities was affected by the flood”.Farauta decried

One of the victim, Hauwa Bukar a mother of nine children said “our house has been washed away, it’s only a plot of land left.

She said “We can not  question God for his action but we need support from our governments and well to do in the country”.

Local government authority in collaboration with the Nigerian Red cross have established eight (8) temporary centres to shelter the internally Displaced Persons, IDPs.

The centres Namely; Lumadu primary school, Lumadu health care centre, GSS Shuwa,Central Primary School Shuwa,Christian Sec Sch shuwa, Divine Mercy School Shuwa, Mayo -wandu, and Lumadu model health care center for the victims.