As rain continues to fall in numerous regions across the country, hundreds of houses have been swamped and thousands of people have been uprooted in much of Adamawa State’s southern region.
The local government areas of Numan, Demsa, and Lamurde, which are surrounded by significant rivers, have been among the most affected by floods since the start of the rainy season this year.
Reptiles and other water-based and flood-washed species have been forced out by the floods, many of which have found their way inside homes, even houses in flooded areas that have not been taken over by floods and are still occupied by people.
Kwamoti Laori, a member of the House of Representatives representing the Demsa/Numan/Lamurde Federal Constituency, confirmed that “flooding in the preceding two months had drowned dwellings, washed off farmlands, and brought about hazardous reptiles.”
Over 60 settlements along the River Benue in Numan, Demsa, and Lamurde, he claims, have been submerged in the disastrous floods that have destroyed the area over the last two months.
The Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA) revealed over the weekend that 37 individuals perished in flood-related accidents that affected around 200,000 people across the state.
The organization had chosen ten local government areas as the most severely affected. Laori’s Demsa, Lamurde, and Numan are among them.
Madagali, Fufore, Yola South, Yola North, Girei, Guyuk, and Shelleng are among the others.
Laori, who contributed relief goods to victims prior to his visit to the affected towns, also sponsored personnel from the Ecological Project Office Abuja to investigate the situation in his constituency for prospective Federal Government assistance.
In addition, the Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) reported that flooding affected 31,000 households in 255 localities across 17 local government districts.
Dr Mohammed Goje, Executive Secretary of SEMA, revealed yesterday in Damaturu, the state capital, that “as of October 2 2022, over 31,000 families were affected by flooding throughout 255 villages from the state’s 17 council areas.”