Over 1,600 houses destroyed by flood in two Yobe communities

The State Emergency Management Agency said 413 households in the areas were displaced by the latest flash flood.

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Floods triggered by days of torrential rain have destroyed 1,650 houses in Jajere and Yunusari towns of Yobe State.

Mohammed Goje, the Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), in an interview in Damaturu on Saturday, August 31, 2024, said 413 households in the areas were displaced by the latest flash flood.

Mr Goje said that a final assessment of the destruction caused by another flood in Yusufari, Wagir, Mutai Chirokusko, Bade and Potiskum towns was ongoing.

“SEMA is conducting daily review meetings to assess the situation, update stakeholders and come up with an immediate response plan in line with vulnerabilities of affected locations and resources available on the ground,” Mr Goje said.

Also, the executive secretary said arrangements had reached an advanced stage to deliver relief materials to the affected communities in the next 24 to 48 hours as directed by the Yobe State governor Mai Mala-Buni.

Mr Goje said cash disbursement to the victims would soon begin as “community keepers” were already validating the list of beneficiaries to ensure transparency and accountability in the exercise.