33 Deaths in Adamawa State Due to Floods This Year since the Start of the Rainy Season

Flood has killed 33 persons in Adamawa State since the onset of rainfall this year.

The State Emergency Management Agency says the flood had also displaced 16,000 households in the four local government areas of the state.

The Executive Secretary of the Agency, Mohammed Sulaiman made this known at a stakeholders meeting on the flood which had ravaged several communities in Yola North, Yola South, Lamurde and Demsa local government areas.

He said those affected by the flood are being sheltered in eleven camps in the four local government areas.

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri who spoke on the occasion through his deputy, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta, said as people-driven government, the government is working to reduce the impact of the floods on the citizens.

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He said approvals had been made to ensure that the basic needs of affected people are provided to ensure their safety and good health.

The governor reiterated that though some schools have been occupied by the flood victims, the situation would not hinder learning as government would ensure rom making arrangement to ensure that learning activities are not affected.

Earlier, the commissioner of Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Reintegration, Barr. Bello Hamman Diram and his counterparts from Ministry of Information and Strategy Neido Geoffrey as well as that of Women Affairs and Social Development Wunfe Anthony said the meeting is necessary to save lives and property.