Council chairman begs Plateau, FG to help flood-ravaged communities
Quan’an Pan local government has appealed to the federal government and the Plateau government to assist victims of a flood that ravaged communities in the council area.
The chairman of the local government area, Ernest Da’a, appealed to Mr Buhari’s regime when he conducted an on-the-spot assessment of the areas.
“I wish to appeal to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to come to their rescue,” he said, according to a statement by his media aide Mathias Dajan.
He said the flood occurred due to the heavy rainfall from August 15 to 28.
According to him, buildings collapsed, and bridges and farmlands were washed away in floods across Kwa, Doemak, Kwalla, Kwande and Namu districts.
“The team visited Doemak and Kwalla districts, where they saw the two bridges linking the commercial centre of Doemak town and the one linking Doemak-Bwall road were destroyed, leaving those communities in isolation. The government will do everything possible to intervene and also mobilise interventions from relevant stakeholders,” the chairman said.
Mr Da’a, who commiserated with the flood victims, expressed sadness over the unfortunate incident.
He described the disaster as a total setback to the victims and the local government.
(NAN)
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