Floods kill 20, injure 37, destroy properties worth N1bn in Bauchi1 min read

The  BauchiState Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) on Thursday said that deaths recorded so far as a result of floods in parts of the state have increased to 20 while 37 persons sustained varying degrees of injuries with properties worth N1 billion lost to floods.

Giving an update on the flood situation in the state while briefing journalists, the Coordinator, Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Dr Abubakar Umar Gabarin, said that more deaths were recorded, adding that all the 20 local government areas of the state were affected by floods so far.

Gabarin, who said that the agency was still collating reports on floodings in parts of the state, added that while 6,000 farmlands were submerged, 47 culverts were washed away with 27 bridges collapsed.

According to him, “We are still collecting the number of casualties affected. However, we have recorded additional figures of death: we recorded an additional three in Gamawa, we have two in Darazo and two in Duguri. Flood brought three dead bodies to Jama’are.

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