Aminu Masari,
governor of Katsina state, on Monday said over 44 people had lost their lives
while 20 others were still missing following the Sunday flood disaster in Jibia
local government area of the state.
Masari,
who said this after inspecting the affected areas in the local government, said
more than 500 houses were destroyed while thousands of people rendered
homeless.
He
said that scores of animals were also killed during the disaster, which
occurred on Sunday night and lasted for over three hours.
“I
can say that I have never seen this kind of disaster in my life. The water
level is above 10 feet height and it is a purely a natural disaster as the
government had constructed drainages that were emptying into Jibia river,” he
said.
“The
water from the river moved in a reverse order and come back to the town and
caused the flooding. I saw a groom of three days old who lost his bride and
still searching for her.”
The
governor said his administration had already relocated the victims to a primary
school in the area.
He
also explained that he had informed the federal government about the disaster,
saying NEMA had already brought 13 trucks loaded with relief materials for
distribution to the victims.
The
governor said he had directed the state ministry of environment to look into
the possibility of diverting the water from direct contact with the river.
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