. Seven members of same family among victims
Jigawa State Government, on Sunday, confirmed the killing of 50 persons and the displacement of many others by the flood ravaging parts of the state.
Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency, Sani Yusuf, disclosed this at a press conference in Dutse, the state capital.
Yusuf said the flood also destroyed thousands of houses in the state.
He stated that the situation had forced many residents of Jigawa State to take refuge in other places, including government buildings.
The state government is also accommodating many displaced persons in 11 temporary camps.
Some of the victims are from Balangu village where no fewer than 237 houses were submerged under water and destroyed leaving four people dead.
According to Yusuf, “We have so many displaced persons in about 11 temporary camps. In Balangu alone, 237 houses have been damaged and the occupants are now living in a temporary camp.
“Four people also died in that same village, after the six in Kafin Hausa. So, when you go around the state, we lost about 50 people to the flood now. Even yesterday (Saturday), seven people from the same family died.”