Houses, farms submerged as flood ravages Sokoto communities

Many houses and farms have been overrun by floods in several communities in two local government areas of Sokoto State.

The LGAs were Gada and Dange-Shuni in the eastern and southern parts of the state respectively.

The Director Relief and Rehabilitation in the State Emergency Management Agency, Mustapha Umar, who confirmed this to our reporter said many houses and farmlands were submerged in the areas.

According to him, 1,700 people were affected in Gada LGA with 600 hactares of farmlands submerged.

He added that many livestock and foodstuffs were lost.

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The communities affected include Dantudu, Balakozo, Gidan-Tudu, and Tsitse.

The director, however, said they were still assessing the situation in Dange Shuni in order to ascertain the number of residents affected and the level of damage done by the disaster.

Meanwhile, the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state and Senator representing Sokoto-North Senatorial zone, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, had sympathized with the victims.

In a statement signed by his media aide, Bashar Abubakar, Wamakko prayed the Almighty Allah would bring succour to the victims.