SEMA confirms deaths, destruction of farmlands, houses in Bauchi flood The Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has confirmed four persons dead in recent flood disaster in the state. The flood destroyed houses, submerged farmlands and washed away some sections of the Kano-Maiduguri Expressway. Mr Masud Aliyu, the Director-General of the agency, said this in an interview with the newsmen on 14th August in Bauchi. He said the flood affected Shira, Giade and Katagum Local Government Areas of the state, following torrential rains in the past days. “The flood left thousands homeless, submerged farmlands...