Flood ravages Bauchi LGA, destroys farmlands, bridges

Torrential rains recorded in Bauchi State in the past few days have caused heavy flooding that washed away farmlands and cutting off of bridges and culverts in Bogoro Local Government of the state. The Information Officer of the council, Gomna James, who disclosed this in a statement, said the flood destroyed many farmlands and bridges […]

Torrential rains recorded in Bauchi State in the past few days have caused heavy flooding that washed away farmlands and cutting off of bridges and culverts in Bogoro Local Government of the state.

The Information Officer of the council, Gomna James, who disclosed this in a statement, said the flood destroyed many farmlands and bridges particularly in Gambar Zugum, Gambar Lere Bar Arewa, Bar Kudu, Gizaki Ndit, Tadnum, Bugun and Dhrbi communities.

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He said though no live was lost to the incident, it has cut off some communities from each other and wiped out many farmlands in the affected villages, adding that the development would affect crop production this year.

James explained that the council chairman, Iliya Habila, had visited the affected areas to sympathize with the communities, especially farmers and assessed the level of damage suffered by the communities.

James added that the chairman would report the incident to the relevant authorities both at the federal and state government levels for further action in order to alleviate the suffering of the victims.

A resident of Gizaki Ndit, Danny Joseph, in a telephone interview, told Northeast Trust that the flood submerged over 100 hectares of rice farms in the community, adding that majority of the affected victims are small scale farmers.

He appealed to the state government to intervene and assist the farmers with inputs to enable the victims to plant another crop.