Dr. Mohammed Goje, the Executive Secretary of the Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), reported that a violent windstorm-caused flood has killed 75 people in 255 towns during the past six months.
Goje disclosed this to reporters in Damaturu when he discussed the extent of the disaster’s destruction to the state’s 17 local government areas.Infomation Guide Nigeria
In some of the worst-affected regions, including Bade, Karasuwa, Jakusko, Gujba, and Gulani, the water also destroyed 10 major roadways and displaced 6,592 people.
According to Goje, the 75 confirmed fatalities were the direct result of the devastating flood and windstorm, with many more lives in jeopardy in ten local government regions, and that over 200 people had injuries of varied severity and were treated for free.
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“Those in flood-prone areas and along waterways have been the hardest hit by the floods.
“Preliminary reports and desk review indicated that, so far 92 water points and lots of WASH facilities have been affected. This is particularly of huge concern in Jakusko, Bade, Gulani, Mutai, and Geidam.
“In these and many other communities, water is not receding at all or doing so at a very slow pace,” he said.
The Executive Secretary, however, lamented that, in many of the affected communities, especially Gulani, Gujba, Tarmuwa, and Jakusko where access roads have been disconnected, delivery of life-saving support becomes difficult.Jamb Result
“The good news is Governor Mai Mala Buni has directed immediate reconstruction and provision of alternative routes and work has since commenced with three of the 10 roads now accessible,” Goje said.
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