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How Flood Displaced 2,000 People in Adamawa

EMMANUEL

Aug 18, 2021

Flood resulting from heavy downpour, has displaced at least 2,000 people, washed off houses and farms in Adamawa state.

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The Executive Secretary of the Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Mohamed Sulaiman, made this known in a statement on Wednesday, August 18 in Yola the state capital.

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According to him, within a week , 227 houses and 300 farmlands were destroyed by flood. He said 850 of the victims and 161 houses were in Duhu district of Madagali Local Government Area.

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He noted that the people were displaced by heavy rains on Tuesday, which caused serious damages to farmlands and houses.

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Sulaiman recalled that between August 11 and12, more than 150 farmlands and about 66 houses were also destroyed by flood in Lababiri Village, Shelleng Local Government Area.

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"In less than a week, the agency has recorded two heavy floods where about 227 houses, 300 farmlands and over 2,000 people were affected in the state,ÔÇØ.

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He however assured that the agency and other sister organisations were working to offer assistance to the affected communities.

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— EMMANUEL

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