Adamawa government through
the state Relief and Post-Recovery Committee has approved relief items to people in the 15 local government affected by flood in the state
The state Deputy Governor Prof. Kaletapwa Farauta, who is the chairman of the relief committee said the gesture followed after the incident was reported and a need assessment conducted.
Farauta said the approval and subsequent distribution is to provide succour to the affected flood victims in the affected LGAs.
She stressed that the relief committee is being replicated at the affected council to be headed by vice chairmen to ensure even distribution of the relief intervention.
The deputy governor expressed optimism that before the end of the week all the affected LGAs would receive their consignments as uploading of the materials has since commenced at the state emergency office.
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The committee also approved distribution of short term seeds for the remaining rainy season, while urging on the people to relocate from the flood prone areas to safer lands as more flood is being expected in the state.
The recent flood affected, Fufore, Demsa, Numan, Gombi, Lamurde, Shelleng Jada and Ganye.
Others LGAs comprises of Song, Girei, Yola-North, Guyuk, Mayo-belwa, Hong and Maiha.
However, there was no lost of lives in the affected 15 LGAs and the quantum of damages is not much severe compared to previous flood that killed 29 lives in the state.
Hussaini Hammangabdo
Press Secretary
