20 dead, 2,000 displaced in Yobe floods

At least 20 persons have died in the devastating floods that ravaged Bade local government area of Yobe State since August.

The Chairman of Bade LGA, Alhaji Babagana Ibrahim, disclosed this to journalists on Friday.

He said most of the victims were trapped under the debris of collapsed mud houses.

Ibrahim said the flood destroyed more than 10,000 houses and farmlands across 200 communities in the state.

The chairman listed villages worst hit by the disaster to include Misilli, Lawan Musa, Dagona, Dala, Katuzu, and Sabongarin Gashua.

He said 2,000 persons displaced by the flood were taking shelter in three camps in Gashua.

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The camps are – Goodluck, Zango 2, and Babuje.

Ibrahim said the council despite its meager resources had been feeding the displaced persons since they came to the camps.

He urged the Federal Government to come to the aid of the flood victims whose population was increasing by the day.

“The magnitude of this disaster is so enormous and Bade cannot manage it.

“That is why I am appealing to the federal government, through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), to come to our aid as the number of displaced persons continues to rise,” he stated.

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