Death Toll Reached 151 in the North-Central of Nigeria
- Wanjiru Waweru
- Jun 1
- 2 min read
Wanjiru Waweru, Jadetimes Contributor
W. Waweru is a Jadetimes News Reporter Covering Africa News
Abuja, Nigeria — The death toll from the tragic flooding in a market town in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger increase up to 151 on Saturday, May 31, the local emergency service reported, that they are searching for more victims in further details.
Torrents of predawn rainfall in early Thursday, May 29, almost 236 miles west of Aduja, and a major trading and transportation hub where northern Nigerian farmers sell beans, onions, and other food products to trade to the south.
The spokesperson for the Niger State emergency service, Ibrahim Audu Husseini, addressed to the Associated Press (AP) on Saturday, May 31. Additionally, the death toll, 11 people were pronounced injured, over 3,000 were replaced, and the official extended.
More than 500 residents across three communities were impacted by the tragic flood that caused the increase for five hours to leave the roofs disappear and surviving households waist-deep in water, approaching to salvage what they could to save other people’s lives.
In a statement on Friday evening, May 30, President Bola Tinubu extended condolences and reported that he directly addressed the indication of an emergency reaction to help victims find recovery.
Tinubu stated that the security agencies have also been asked to help in emergency operations, which are underway the considering that the corpse could be salvaged in remote areas.
"Relief materials and temporary shelter assistance are being deployed without delay," said Tinubu. "No Nigerian affected will be left behind or unheard of."
Flooding is very common during the wet season in Nigeria. Residents in northern Nigeria have faced extended dry spells that became worse due to the adaptation of climate and extensive rainfall that could lead to severe flooding during the wet season. However, the flood has been recently happened on Mokwa which is farming area close to the banks of the River Niger.
Mokwa community leader Aliki Musa reported to the AP that the Residents in the village are not portrayed for flooding. The chairman of the Mokwa local government area, Jibril Muregi, addressed the local news website, Premium Times, that the construction of the flood-control project was intended to be overdue.
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