TUE SEPT 10 2024-theGBJournal| National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have begun the evacuation of residents of the affected communities and working on provision of food, shelter, and medical assistance, the Agency’s Director General, Zubaida Umar said.
The evacuation is in response to the unfortunate flooding situation in the Maiduguri metropolis of Borno State, which started last weekend and increased in the early hours of Monday, resulting from excess waters from the Alau Dam.
Explaining the cause of the flooding NEMA said one of the spillways of Alau Dam collapsed, leading to a significant increase in water flow downstream and exacerbating the flooding in surrounding areas.
The areas impacted by the incident include Shehuri, parts of the Government Residential Area (G.R.A.), Gambomi, Budum, Bulabulin, Adamkolo, Millionaires Quarters, Monday Market and Gwange.
Borno State Government has opened up Bakassi Camp to accommodate those displaced by the flood.
”We are working, alongside the Borno State Emergency Management Agency, in providing humanitarian assistance to the distressed in the camp,” Umar said.
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