Flood has destroyed 1,750 hectares of farmland and displaced 183 households in the Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa state.
The Head of Operations, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Adamawa and Taraba, Mr. Ladan Ayuba disclosed this in a statement in Yola on Friday, August 19, Peoples Gazette reports.
He said most of the affected farmlands were areas where rice was being cultivated in commercial quantity.
“The flood which occurred August 9 happened due to the release of water from the Kiri Dam in Shelang Local Government Area.
”183 households were displaced in Kwame Lurei and Gwalam towns in the area. No life was lost in the incident,” he said.
“The agency conducted an on-the-spot assessment in the affected communities and will soon provide relief measures to the victims.
”NEMA is working with the state Emergency Management Agency to provide the displaced persons who have been accommodated in primary school buildings in the area with basic needs.
”We have provided food items and clothing to the victims as a temporary relief,” he said.
The 2022 Nigeria floods affected many parts of the country. According to the Federal Government Data, the floods had displaced over 1.4 million people, killed over 603 people, and injured more than 2,400 people. About 82,035 houses had been damaged, and 332,327 hectares of land had also been affected
