Monday, 27 August 2012

Flood claims 1, destroys 73 houses in Nasarawa •3 confirmed dead in Adamawa flood

RAGEDY stuck in Garaku, Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State on Friday, when a 17-year-old student, Innocent Tukyo, reportedly drowned during a downpour that ravaged the area.
The downpour, which resulted into flood, also destroyed over 73 houses in the community.
Investigations by the Nigerian Tribune revealed that the flood submerged parts of the Akwanga-Keffi highway, forcing motorists to wait for over three hours.
Several farmlands were reportedly destroyed and many families forced to abandon their homes as a result of the development.
The information officer of the council, Mr Christopher John, who confirmed the development to the Nigerian Tribune on Sunday, added that the authorities of the council had constituted a committee to ascertain the level of damage.
He, however, lamented that the council was not in a position to assist the victims, adding that “we don’t have money. Except if the state government or National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) come to our help, there is no money in the council to assist the victims.”
The flood, occasioned by the rain that started at about 5.00 a.m on Friday, affected parts of Garaku, especially Angwan Loko, GRA, Angwan Matasa, Hayin Gada and Angwan Al-makura.
Meanwhile, Three persons have been reported dead and many still missing in a flood caused by the release of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon Republic.
“The incident occurred, following the release of water form Lagdo Dam in the Cameroon Republic on Saturday,” Mr Shadrack Barub, the secretary of the Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), said.
He added that, “during an assessment tour by the agency to some of the affected areas, the agency received three death cases, with many still missing and thousands of people have been rendered homeless.”
Barub said that the most-hit areas included Fufore, Girei ,Yola South, Yola North, Demsa, Numan,Lamurde, Sheleng, Michika, Guyuk and Ganye local government areas.
He also said that farm products, domestic animals, houses and other valuables worth billions of naira were destroyed.
Barub, who said about 3,000 internally-displaced persons had been camped across the state, urged the affected communities to remain calm, as the agency and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) were making efforts to reach them.
Eyewitnesses from the affected communities, who preferred anonymity, had earlier told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that 10 persons were reported dead and that some of their families were still missing.
Meanwhile, the Adamawa government has set up a quick response committee, headed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Kobis Aris, to take further measures on the incident.

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