Adamawa floods claim 33 lives, displace households
Some 33 lives have been lost to floods that have continued to cause havoc in some communities in Adamawa State.
This was disclosed yesterday at an emergency meeting organized by the state government with humanitarian actors and some relevant agencies to discuss the way forward.
The developments are on the heels of increase volumes of water from the river banks, notably the banks of River Benue running through many local government areas of the state.
As a result of the ravaging floods, the state government through Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA) has established 11 camps across the mostly affected local government areas of Yola North, Yola South, Lamurde, Numan and Demsa.
According to the Executive Secretary of ADSEMA, Muhammed Suleiman, about 1,600 displaced households, comprising 9,960 individuals are taking shelter in the 11 camps.
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri who spoke during the emergency stakeholders meeting through his deputy, Prof Kaletapwa Farauta, said as people-driven government, his administration is up and doing to reduce the impact of the floods on the citizens.
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The governor said he had approved measures to ensure that the basic needs of affected people are provided, and that though some schools have been occupied by the flood victims, the government was taken steps to see that the situation does not hinder learning.
At the stakeholders meeting, the commissioner of Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Reintegration, Bello Hamman Diram and his counterparts from Ministry of Information and Strategy Neido Geoffrey as well as that of Women Affairs and Social Development Wunfe Anthony said the meeting was necessary to save lives and property.
They said the unprecedented displacement of people by the floods is now a source of concern, hence the need for stakeholders engagement to see how best to tackle emerging needs.