Residents flee as flood ravages Kebbi communities

No fewer than ten communities have been displaced by flood following heavy rains in Shanga Local Government Area of Kebbi State.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Head of Operations, Sokoto Office, Aliyu Shehu-Kafindagi, made this known when he led a joint assessment team to the affected communities in Kebbi State on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

Shehu-Kafindagi disclosed that the incident left no fewer than 2,000 people homeless, who he said had no option but to flee to safe areas.

The NEMA official said: “The incident, which occurred between September 17 and 22, was caused by heavy rainfall and coming of more water from River Niger, leading some communities to be submerged and inundated by the water.

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“10 communities were affected in Shanga local government and they include, Kunda, Dala-Maidawa, Dala-Tudu, Dala-Mairuwa, Ishe-Mairuwa, Kwarkusa, Kurmudi, Tugar Maigani, Tukur Cika, Uguwar Gwada, Uguwar Wakili and Gundu.”

“The displaced people are largely fishermen, who have lost many hectares of farmlands.”

He said the affected persons’ assorted crops comprising rice, maize, millet, beans, and guinea corn, among others, have been submerged.

Shehu-Kafindagi added that the NEMA team, in the course of the assessment, identified an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Tudun Faila Primary School in Kebbi State sheltering more than 300 people.

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