Two more people have been killed by flood in
Lapai Local Government Area of Niger state, making the total lives lost
to the rampaging flood in the state to 49.
Speaking to Channels Television in Minna, the Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Mr Mohammed Shaba explained that 17 year old Isa Mako and 11 year old Safiya Nakoje of Egba village in Lapai local government area of the state were returning from their daily farm work when the flood which had ravage the whole community carried them away.
The bodies were later found life less near the village square 24 hours later by a search and rescue team of the local government council.
Mr Shaba also further mentioned that over 6000 persons had been rendered homeless in 37 communities across the state by the flood which according to him had overwhelmed both the local and the state government.
Speaking to Channels Television in Minna, the Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Mr Mohammed Shaba explained that 17 year old Isa Mako and 11 year old Safiya Nakoje of Egba village in Lapai local government area of the state were returning from their daily farm work when the flood which had ravage the whole community carried them away.
The bodies were later found life less near the village square 24 hours later by a search and rescue team of the local government council.
Mr Shaba also further mentioned that over 6000 persons had been rendered homeless in 37 communities across the state by the flood which according to him had overwhelmed both the local and the state government.
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