Flood displaces 2000 people in Adamawa – SEMA
The Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA), said that about 2000 people have been affected by floods in the state.
The Executive Secretary of the agency, Mohamed Sulaiman revealed in Yola that, over 227 houses were submerged and 300 farmlands were also destroyed by the flood.
According to him, 850 of the victims and 161 houses were in Duhu District in Madagali Local Government Area.
“The people were displaced by heavy rains, which caused serious damages to farmlands and houses.”
He recalled that between August 11 and 12, more than 150 farmlands and about 66 houses were also destroyed by flood in Lababiri Village in Shelleng Local Government Area.
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