The National Emergency Management Agency has said roughly 17,000 people were displaced by flooding in Kaduna and Katsina states.
This was disclosed by the Head of Operations at NEMA’s Kaduna office, Suleiman Muhammad, on Tuesday during an assessment of affected communities following the agency’s relief operations.
Muhammad said the floods, which started in late August, prompted the immediate deployment of search-and-rescue teams in coordination with sister agencies.
“Evacuations were carried out in Kigo Road, Bachama Road in Tudun Wada, Rafin Guza, Haliru Dantoro, Nasarawa and other submerged locations,” Muhammad said.
He added that an IDP camp was established on September 13 in Tudun Wada to accommodate displaced families from Bachama Road.
NEMA provided mattresses, blankets, mosquito nets, and other essentials to support the state emergency management agency’s response.
Nine communities in Kaduna metropolis recorded 11,919 displaced persons, while Tudun Jukum and Kamacha in Zaria saw 1,644 affected residents.
In Katsina’s Kankia Local Government Area, 3,499 people were displaced across Galadima I, Galadima II, and Gachi communities, according to Muhammad.
Muhammad also confirmed three deaths in Kankia but noted there were no casualties in Kaduna or Zaria.
(Punch)
