Kiri Dam submerge 7 communities in Adamawa
(Nigeria) Seven communities were on Sunday flooded in Demsa
and Numan Local Government Areas of Adamawa State, following heavy flow of
water from Kiri dam in the state.
Kiri dam is in Guyuk Local Government Area. The dam, from
the Gongola River, is about 30 kilometres length and 15 kilometres wide.
Alhaji Haruna Furo, the Executive Secretary, Adamawa State
Emergency Management Agency, ADSEMA, made this known in an interview in Yola.
Furo said that the most affected areas were Bilachi, Bali,
Mbongado, Dwam Sabo and Kabawa in Demsa area while Imburu, Hayin Gada and
Gbalang were affected in Numan Local Government Area.
`` The state emergency team together with top state
government officials had visited some affected communities. And after cross
examination, we are going to resettle them in secured and conducive rescue
camps,’’ Furo said.
He said that the state government had started making contact
with various relief organisations for immediate response and rescue mission.
Furo also confirmed that no life was lost in the incident
but that thousands of people had been rendered homeless.
Mr. Lumsun Dili, member representing Demsa Constituency in
Adamawa State Assembly, who was among the officials that visited the affected
areas, said that over 12,000 people were affected in Demsa area.
Dili said that thousands of farmland, houses and domestic
animals were submerged and lost in the flood.
``My fear is that there is possibility of cholera outbreak
in the affected communities. Infact, we have hired about three huge engine
boats to start evacuating the victims, " Dili said.
According to him, about additional 15 villages may be
affected if necessary measures are not put in place to prevent flooding in the
area.
He, however, expressed concern that, as a matter of urgency,
government should respond to the needs of the victims to avoid the outbreak of
sanitation-related diseases.
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