Flood killed four people in Bauchi: SEMA
The Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency has said four persons died in the recent flood disaster in the state.
The flood also destroyed houses, submerged farmlands and washed away some sections of the Kano-Maiduguri expressway.
The Director-General of the agency, Masud Aliyu, said this in during an interview on Wednesday in Bauchi.
He said the flood affected Shira, Giade and Katagum Local Government Areas of the state, following torrential rains in the past days.
“The flood left thousands homeless, submerged farmlands and cut-off roads. The affected roads include Giade-Isawa, and Kano-Maiduguri expressway,” he said.
Mr Aliyu said the state government had mobilised contractors to repair the failed sections of the roads to provide an alternative route for road users.
He, therefore, urged the people to heed to the warnings by the Nigeria Meteorological Agency about impending flood disaster.
The collapsed section of the Kano-Maiduguri Expressway had disrupted movement of goods and services in the area.
The road links Kano, Jigawa, Bauchi, Borno and Yobe states in the North-East.
(NAN)
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