Eight killed, 57 villages destroyed in Bauchi flood

By David Adenuga Bauchi

Eight people have being killed in  11 local government areas  in  the wake of the recent flood  occasioned by heavy downpour in Bauchi.

Coordinator of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) Dr Abubakar Umar Gabarin made the disclosure  yesterday while briefing newsmen in Bauchi, the state capital, saying that the flood which wreaked havoc in 57 villages affected 567 people.

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Giving a breakdown of the casualties, he said three died in Ningi, three in Gamawa, one in Jama’are and one in Toro.

Gabarin said farms, livestock, and other properties worth over N200,000,000 were   lost.

Director of Research and Statistics of the Agency, Adamu Nayola, said the agency has  advised the affected residents in the riverine areas to relocate  before the peak of the rains.