Ten persons were said to have been killed and dozens displaced flood wrecked havoc in parts of Girei Local Government Area in Adamawa State.
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The Executive Secretary of Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) who confirmed this to journalists on Friday said the incident happened in Jabbi Lamba town, Girei and its environs during the Thursday torrential rainfall.
According to him, six corpses had been recovered while four others were yet to be recovered.
He explained, “The disaster is not unconnected to torrential rainfalls which lasted over 15 hours across the state. Six corpses have been recovered while four others are still missing. The natural disaster led to the hospitalisation of three kids after a building collapsed on them in the town.”
He said his agency has sent out a distress call to National Emergency Agency and other humanitarian bodies, adding that an assessment team was detailed on Friday to visit affected communities to ascertain the level of damage caused by the flood.
