Flood: Bauchi death toll rises to 13, 24 injured, houses, farmlands submerged

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Though more people have reportedly died in the last one month following flood disasters across Bauchi State, the official figure has been put at 13 lost lives while properties particularly farmlands worth millions of Naira have been lost.

The official figure from the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) is that 13 people have died, while 24 were injured in 18 local government areas of the state that have been devastated by the flooding.

An official of SEMA who pleaded anonymity said that out of the figure, five people died in Jamaare, Gamawa had three people and Ningi lost three people, one person died in Toro and one person in, Darazo.

In their separate remarks while answering questions from our correspondent, Dr Abubakar Umar Gabarin and Adamu Nayola were, however, silent over the number of additional dead bodies recorded but they confirmed that it affected 2000 people.

The officials said that “initially we gave you the number of eight people who had died, but, we heard that some people died but we are still collecting information from across the state”

Abubakar Gabarin said that 24 people were injured, some were treated and discharged while few are receiving treatment saying that 2000, people are affected, 1600 houses have been destroyed and over 5000 farmlands were washed away.

He also said that the total amount of money of properties lost is about N900,319,311, 00 saying that the flood brought about three dead bodies into Jamaare from other places while some were found in Zaki and already they were buried after following due process.

The SEMA officials said that investigations and information gathering are still on to ascertain the actual figure affected by the disaster considering the fact that some of the affected settlements are hard to reach, while in some areas the bridges that linked to the affected communities or culverts have been washed away by the flood, and it is still raining.

They appealed to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Presidential task force on flood and other philanthropists and donor agencies to come to the aid of the state government considering the damages done to the victims by the flood.

Abubakar Gabarin and Adamu said the state government is doing its best to bring succour and relief to the victims as it has assisted the victims with immediate relief to cushion the effects of the flood.

They advised that people should desist from building houses along waterways and avoid indiscriminate dumping of refuse on the drainages saying that: “Since the flood is yearly, they should relocate to higher grounds to avoid being victims of the floods annually.”

Worried by the devastating effects of the flood, Bauchi State Governor, Sen Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir had visited Ningi LGA one of the worst-hit areas where he sympathized with the victims and promised that his administration will collaborate with the Federal Government international disaster management agencies to bring relief to them.

The governor also declared that the government will do everything humanly possible to take steps that will solve the problem of yearly flooding across the state advising the people however to be cautious during the wet season.

Already Triacta has repaired the washed away bridge in Malka Village of Ningi Local Government area as directed by the governor.

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