The Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency, has confirmed 16 persons killed and 3,936 houses destroyed to flood disaster.
It said the flood also destroyed 2,744 hectres of farmlands following heavy rainfalls since the commencement of the 2024 rainy season.
The Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr. Haruna Mariga, who stated this in Dutse on Wednesday, said the disaster affected 10 local government areas of the state.
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Mairiga said the deaths were as result of building collapse, drowning and canoe mishaps. “The disaster resulted in 16 deaths with 3,936 persons displaced while 2,744 hectares of farmlands submerged,” he said, adding that the situation might escalate due to anticipated high volume of rainfall.
Mairiga said the agency had provided temporary shelter and distributed relief materials to the displaced persons to mitigate their sufferings.
He listed the items to include rice, maize, maize grits, blankets, pasta, and mats. The Jigawa State government had earlier said a flood assessment committee inaugurated almost a year ago has come up with recommendations to reduce the impacts of flooding.
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