...2 killed, 1 missing as flood ravages houses, farmland in Jigawa

Two children have been killed and one other person missing following two days of heavy downpour in Birninkudu Local Government Area of Jigawa State.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the heavy downpour also destroyed many houses and farmland.

Alhaji Wada Faka, Chairman of the local government, said yesterday in Dutse that the two children died when a building collapsed on them during the rains, while many others sustained various degrees of injuries.

He explained that one of the children, a 10-yearold boy, died in a collapsed building in Kiyako village, while a seven-year-old girl died also in a collapsed building in Masaya village.

Faka added that the resultant flood from the heavy downpour also washed away thousands of farmland and killed much livestock.

The council boss added that a 40-year-old-man in Samamiya village, one of the flooded areas had been missing since the early hours on Monday.

According to him, a yet-to-be ascertained number of houses and farmlands were also destroyed in Malamawar Gangaran, Babaldu, Wurno, Kiyako and Samamiya villages.

“As I am speaking with you, we have already sent our officials to these villages to assess the damages caused by the flood so that we do our best to assist the victims.

“Also, we have earlier sent a situation report to the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) so that it will come to the aid of the victims,” Faka said.

NAN reports that the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) had on August 19, held a stakeholders’ meeting and awareness campaign in Dutse, on the implications of the 2020 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction which listed Kaugama, Taura, Guri, Gwaram, Dutse, Auyo, Miga, Malam Madori, Ringim, Birniwa, Jahun and Kafin Hausa as probable flood risk areas in the state. (NAN)