Flood destroys 115 houses in Sokoto



The Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency ( SEMA) said that the flood that occurred in Butuku-Babba village of Bodinga Local Government Area on June 25 destroyed 115 houses.

The Director-General of the Agency, Alhaji Hassan Maccido, made the disclosure at a news conference in Sokoto on Wednesday while reacting to pleas by victims of the disaster for urgent assistance.

Maccido said the Agency had dispatched a technical team to the village and had since assessed the extent of damage done by the disaster.

He added that “it was based on the team’s report that we sent a memorandum to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal on what to provide as relief materials to the victims.

Source: Guardian

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