No fewer than 29 people were reported dead and 2,934 others affected by floods in the state of Bauchi in 2022, according to the Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (BASEMA).
This was said by Mr. Adamu Nayola, the agency’s director of planning, research, and statistics, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Bauchi.
He stated that the affected individuals were spread out among the state’s 20 local government areas.
Nayola listed the worst-hit local government areas as Zaki, Gamawaa, Shira, Jama’are, Kirfi, Alkaleri and Misau.
“In the 2022 flood, 29 people were confirmed dead and 2,934 others affected in 250 different locations.
“Not less than 8,457 houses were destroyed, 4,500 farmlands submerged, 32 people injured and 26 roads affected, while 1,856 IDPs households were also affected,” he said.
Nayola said that the agency engaged in effective management of floods, such as early warning and massive sensitisation of residents of the state in 2022.
He said that the agency would continue to enlighten the public on early warning campaigns and mitigation measures.
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