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Flood kills 10, displaces scores in Adamawa

Ten people have died and scores of others displaced in communities in Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa State as a result of flood.

This followed repeated rainfall around the three local government areas that form munipal Yola city: Yola South, Yola North, and Girei.

The torrential rain occurred on and off all of Thursday afternoon, while the flooding in Girei, which lies next to Yola North, was confirmed on Friday evening.

The Executive Secretary of Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA), Dr. Suleiman Muhammad, confirmed the flood casualty in an interview on Friday evening.

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Suleiman said that 10 people were killed and scores displaced within the Girei town, headquarters of the Girei LGA, and Jabi Lamba, a major community within the Girei LGA.

The ADSEMA Executive Secretary disclosed that three children escaped death in Girei after a building collapsed as a result of the flood, and that the children had been admitted to hospital.

He said his agency has since deployed its assessment team to the affected areas to determine relief needs, and that he will communicate with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to arrange its own intervention.

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