Photos: Thousands displaced as Maiduguri hit by worst flood in 30 years after dam break

A devastating flood has displaced more than 1,000 residents and claimed the lives of two children in Kafanchan and surrounding villages in Jema’a Local Government Area (LGA)  of Kaduna State.

Mrs. Christy Usman, Vice Chairman of Jema’a LGA, revealed this during a visit by the Kaduna State Impact Assessment Committee on Flood to the affected communities in the south of Kaduna on Monday.

She said that the flood, which hit parts of Kafanchan town, Jagindi, Atuku, Aso, and Bade wards, also destroyed farmlands, with crops worth millions of naira washed away.

“The flood has severely hit the economy of Jema’a LGA, but we are grateful that Governor Uba Sani has responded by dispatching a committee led by the Chief of Staff, Malam Sani Liman Kila, to assess the damage,” Usman stated.

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