Flood kills 8 in Bauchi, destroys houses in 57 villages

The Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) says heavy flooding in the state killed at least 8 lives, leaving houses in 57 villages across 11 local government areas of the state, farmlands and livestock worth N180 million destroyed.

Dr Abubakar Umar Gabarin, SEMA Coordinator, disclosed that 567 people were affected by floods, adding that three people died in Ningi, three in Gamawa and one people each in Jama’are and Toro Local Government Areas, respectively.

Gabarin said that the figure was still tentative as the agency was still counting the losses, adding that the available report would be submitted to the state Governor, Bala Mohammed, to assist the victims.

Commenting, Director of Research and Statistics of the agency, Adamu Nayola, urged people to stop swimming in the river whenever it rains heavily because it sometimes comes with sharp objects that will injure and kill people.

“Many of the victims are yet to relocate despite the signs of more rains and the victims said they need government support to get new homes. You can see the results. Besides the high number of casualties recorded, many houses were submerged, others collapsed, several farmlands submerged just as foodstuffs and livestock were also lost,” he said.