By; TINA PHINEAS, Yola
As the raining season picks up, six persons have been reported dead, with more than 10 others seriously injured, as flood ravaged 11 communities of Madagali Local Government Area, the home town of Governor Ahmadu Umaru FIntiri of Adamawa State.
The state Deputy Governor, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta, who was in Madagali on Saturday, to commiserate with the flood victims, was shocked over the colossal destruction of houses and farmlands.
Farauta therefore, called upon the Federal Government to step in and mitigate the suffering of flood victims in Madagali Local Government Area of the state.
“I am appealing to the federal government and humanitarian donors to come and support victims of Madagali flood.
“The collosal damage is too much as 11 communities was affected by the flood”, she said.
The deputy governor disclosed that, the state government through the office of State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA) has already approved relief materials to the victims.
She urged families who lost their loved ones to take solace in God.
Meanwhile, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has confirmed that six persons were recorded dead, with more than 10 sustaining injuries.
Head of Operations Yola office, Ayuba Ladan confirmed this to New Nigerian Newspapers, while conducting on the spot assessment of 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.
According to him, 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,
New Nigerian reports that the flood was worsened by the collapsed of Waga bridge linking Borno and Adamawa state where over 1000 hecters of land was submerged.
The local government authority in collaboration with the Nigerian Red Cross has established about Eight (8) centres to shelter the IDPs.
Earlier, the District Head of Duhu, Mustafa Mohammad the Council chairman Mr Simon Musa Shashi had also appealed to federal and state governments to come to the aid of the victims who have loss everything to the flood.qr
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.