No fewer than 20 persons have been killed by flood while 37 others sustained injuries, as properties worth millions of naira destroyed in Bauchi State, the Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has disclosed.
The Coordinator of Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Dr. Abubakar Umar Gabarin while giving an update of the flood situation to journalists in Bauchi, said that livestock, farmlands and other properties worth N1 billion were destroyed by the flood in the state.
“The Agency is still collating reports on floodings in parts of the state. So far, 6,000 farmlands have been submerged, 47 culverts washed away and 27 bridges have collapsed, making communication through transportation in the affected communities extremely difficult.
“We are still collating the number of casualties affected. However, we have recorded additional figures of death, we recorded an additional three in Gamawa LGA, we have two in Darazo LGA and two in Duguri, Alkaleri LGA. The flood brought three dead bodies to Jama’are from a place we do not know.
“We recorded 37 people injured, 47 washed away culverts were washed away by the flood, 27 bridges collapsed, 6000 farmlands submerged with over 2,000 families affected and over N1 billion property lost,” the SEMA Coordinator said.
He stated that the governor Bala Mohammed has set up a committee headed by the State Deputy Governor, Senator Baba Tela, to go round the affected areas to ascertain and bring a report on the damages caused by floods in communities of the state.
Gabarin, further said that the setting up of the Committee followed the governor’s visits to affected areas across the state, adding that the committee was expected to recommend to the state government how to assist victims to enable them to pick up life again.
He disclosed that Governor Mohammed had sent two trucks load of maize and rice as an immediate relief measure to Kirfi Local Government Area, adding that 100 bags of rice and 100 bags of maize were sent to Giade LGA by the Governor to ameliorate the suffering of the flood victims in the area.
