Adamawa state Deputy Governor, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta has canvassed federal government support to mitigate the sufferings of 10,264 flood victims in Madagali local government area.
Commiserating with flood victims Saturday in Madagali Farauta, expressed shock over colossal destructions of houses and farmlands.
“Am appealing to the federal government and humaniterian donors to come to support victims of Madagali flood. The collosal damage is too much as 11 communities were affected,” she said .
She urged the families of those who lost their loved ones to take solace in God.
The flood was worsened by the collapsed of Waga bridge linking Borno and and Adamawa state where over 1000 hecters of land was submerged.
Farauta said the state government through the office of State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA) had already approved relief materials to the victims.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has confirmed that
six persons were recorded dead, more than 10 people sustained injuries as flood ravaged six communities of Madagali local government area
Head of operation Yola office, Ayuba Ladan confirmed the causulty while conducting on the spot assessment in the affected communities.
Ladan listed worst areas hit by the flood to include Kirchinga ,Duhu, Maiwandu ,Jahili, Kokohu, Lumadu, Zhau, Palam, Kwambula, Shiware, and Shuwa.
He the devastating flood incident affected about 10,264 person’s with households of (1,711 HH), with the majority currently taking refuge on higher grounds within the LGA.
According to the assessment 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
Moreso, the water pressure led to the collapse of the Shuwa bridge leading to Gulak,
He confirmed that houses, shops, boreholes, and many valuables were completely destroyed in the affected areas.
The local government authority in collaboration with the Nigerian Red Cross established about (8) centres to shelter the 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.
Earlier the District Head of Duhu, Mustafa Mohammad the Council chairman Mr Simon Musa Shashi also appealed to federal and state governments to come to the aid of the plight of the victims as fear of disease outbreak groans the area.
One of the victims Hauwa Bukar a mother of nine children said “our house has been washed away, it’s only a plot of land left.
By Hussaini Hammangabdo Yola
