Again, flood submerges another Bauchi community, destroys houses, farmlands
Story by Ahmad SAKA, Bauchi
Flood has submerged half of Gadiya village in Gamawa Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
The flood destroyed about 200 houses, washed away over 300 farmlands, leaving villagers stranded.
The village head of Gadiya, Alhaji Yau Umar, said over 100 people became refugees in his palace and hundreds of others used mosques, schools as temporary shelters.
He said over 200 people lost their homes and over 300 farms were submerged by the flood.
The village head appealed to the government and philanthropists to come to their aid.
A resident, Amina Gadiya, who spoke to newsmen via telephone said the flood destroyed almost half of the village because most of the houses were made of mud.
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She said many farmlands belonging to the villagers were washed away. Amina expressed concern over what she termed “the state government’s nonchalant attitude to the plight of Gadiya people and surrounding communities.”
She said they were facing the crises of lack of food, shelter and clothes as many people in the village lost their means of livelihoods while children are crying for hunger.
She appealed to Nigerians to keep the villagers in their prayers for divine interventions, adding that kindhearted people should come forward to assist them in whatever ways they could to put an end to the sufferings.
Some residents said they could not sleep many days before they were eventually sacked from their abodes by the flood.
Residents told our reporters that the men in the village spent several hours rescuing women, children and those trapped in collapsed houses as emergency rescue from authorities was elusive.
Efforts to get comments from officials of the State Emergency Management Agency failed as senior officials of the agency said they need clearance from above before giving information.
They confirmed that many houses and farmlands in Gadiya were destroyed.
They said they are waiting for approval and government assistance that they will take to the victims.
Proofreading by Gift Luckson, Editor at Neptune Prime.
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