The devastating flood in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital has claimed 37 lives and displaced about 400,000 others.
This Latest Figure Was Given By The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) during Its National Emergency Coordination Forum In Abuja.
The Director General of NEMA, Zubaida Umar said 9 different internally displaced person’s camps have been opened across the state.
Nine Local Government Areas in the were Submerged As A Result Of Heavy Rains And Overflow Of Alau Dam Leading To Severe Humanitarian Crisis.
Major Humanitarian And Disaster Managers Converged on Abuja To Take Stock And Harmonize Strategies For Onward Operations To Curtail Further Loss Of Lives And Properties in the state.
On Ground in Maiduguri Is The Head Of Office, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Trond Jensen, who said The UN Is Considering Raising 6 Million Dollars To Curb The Humanitarian Crisis Caused By The Flood.
NEMA has Described The Current Trend Of Flooding In The Country As Unfortunate, saying Flood Disasters have So Far Claimed 259 Lives In 172 Local Govt Areas across 29 states with 625,239 Displaced.
(Editor: Okechukwu Eze)
