At least 141 people have died in the states of Kano, Niger, Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa since flooding began to strike havoc in the north in August.

With 49 deaths, Kano State led the list, followed by Yobe (43) Borno (26), Adamawa (12), and Niger (11).
11 people were carried away by floods in Niger State, according to Director-General Abdullahi Baba Aarah of the State Emergency Management Agency. He also mentioned that flooding this year has caused flooding in 539 towns, 246 schools, and 118,692 hectares of farmlands.

In addition to the dead, 529 communities in 19 of the state’s 25 local governments suffered consequences.
Mokwa, Katcha Lavun, Lapai, Agaie, Shiroro, Munya, Gbako, Kontagora, Bosso, Edati, Agwara Magama, Bida, Mashegu, Borgu Gurara, Suleja, and Rijau are the local governments that are impacted.

According to the data, 6,865 households—the majority of which were located in these local governments—and 41,192 individuals were impacted by the flood.

Vanguard has collected with reliability that people from 34 communities have been relocated and are currently staying in camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) spread throughout the state.

Due to the development, hectares of farmlands that were wiped away by the flood may put the state—and even the nation—into a food crisis.

The state government has taken more decisive action to guide against such occurrences, according to Abdullahi Baba Aarah, who confirmed the tragic event.

We are not lowering our watch since we still anticipate additional rain, which means that floods may still occur.

“It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of 11 lives due to the flood: five in the local government area of Mokwa, two in Shiroro and Munya, and one in each of Katcha and Rijau.

Furthermore, 246 schools’ worth of infrastructure have been destroyed by flooding, which has left students, instructors, and other students without a place to live.

We may also mention that as of September of this year, floods had destroyed 80 culverts and 18 bridges, making it difficult for residents in the impacted areas to communicate.

“This development raises the possibility of severe food shortages in the state as the flood damaged 118,692 hectares of farmlands, some of which had ready-to-harvest crops, and over 1,600 fish ponds were washed away.”

The state emergency agency has contacted stakeholders, foreign partners, and donor organisations to request interventions to help the impacted individuals, and the state government has approved the immediate acquisition of food and other supplies.

Niger State was listed as one of the Federation’s first-line states that will be impacted by the flood crisis in Borno and Yobe a few months ago by the NiMET.

The government and other stakeholders were still taking stock of the casualties in Borno State, according to Mohammed Barkindo, the Director-General of SEMA, making it extremely difficult to determine the precise number of casualties.

But he added: “As of right now, 26 people have passed away; 16 of them were men, 6 were women, and 4 remain unidentifiable because of how much their bodies have deteriorated.

“An additional 2.4 million people were displaced; some are currently residing in camps as refugees, while others are living in safer areas with friends and family.”

According to Dr. Mohammed Goje, the Executive Secretary of SEMA for Yobe State, since August of this year, floods have severely affected 17 LGAs in the following areas: Gashua, Jakusko, Geidam, Jumbam, Girgir, Dapchi, Mutai, Katarko, and Bara in Gulani.
Yobe State saw 540 localities spread across 17 LGAs, 26,574 houses, 63,795 impacted people, 43 fatalities, and 486 injuries. 39,639 buildings, homes, and farmlands in total were destroyed.

How twelve people perished in Adamawa

Since the floods began to worsen in August, at least 12 people have reportedly died in Adamawa.

The majority of the casualty statistics come from the Benue River bank and other areas of the Northern Adamawa senatorial zone that have never experienced significant flooding.

The zone’s most severely affected local government districts are Michika, Madagali, Mubi North, and Mubi South.

Experts blamed climate change for the increase in flooding in the affected areas.

The Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency reported that although the extent of the flooding was still under control, water from Lagdo Dam had begun to flow downward since last weekend.

49 people have died in Kano.

According to Isyaku Kubarachi, Executive Secretary of the Kano State Emergency Management Agency, the number of fatalities from flooding in Kano has increased to 49 from 31. This information was released yesterday.

Additionally, he stated that the flood had now impacted 27 local government units (LGAs) in the state, including Tudun Wada, Gwale, Wudil, Danbatta, Ajingi, Dala, Gwarzo, Madobi, Bichi, Kano Municipal, Karaye, Tarauni, Minjibir, Bebeji, Rogo, Shanono, Kabo, Garin Malam, and Ungogo as the affected districts.

Other local government areas mentioned by him are Kumbotso, Nasarawa, Kura, Dawakin Kudu, Dawakin Tofa, Gezawa, Rogo, and Bagwai.

He reported that in addition to affecting 226 localities, the flood damaged 6,583 dwellings and injured 38,814 people.