The dying toll from the Niger State flood catastrophe has risen to at least one hundred (100).
This was because the Deputy Governor of the State, Yakubu Garba, visited victims of the catastrophe in Mokwa group.
The Deputy Governor revealed the casualty determine in an interview with newsmen in the course of the go to on Friday.
DAILY POST experiences that 21 particular person misplaced their lives and several other homes had been destroyed following a torrential downpour on Wednesday night time.
The affected areas had been Tiffin Maza and Anguwan Hausawa in Mokwa city, Mokwa Native Authorities Space of the state.
In accordance with the Deputy Governor, the go to was primarily based on the directive of Gov. Umaru Bago for an on-the-spot evaluation of the incident. Garba mentioned that over 100 our bodies had been recovered, including that search and rescue operation was nonetheless ongoing.
“I’ve been briefed by officers from NEMA and NSEMA, who’ve been on floor for the reason that incident occurred for search and rescue operations.
“I used to be advised that over 100 folks misplaced their lives and a few are but to be buried as search and rescue operations are nonetheless ongoing,” he mentioned.
Addressing the victims on the Internally Displaced Camp, IDPs, Garba urged them to train endurance because the state authorities was figuring out modalities to supply aid supplies to these affected.
He mentioned that the state authorities had acquired aid supplies from NEMA, which had been handed over to the council chairman for onward distribution to the victims.
He assured the victims that he would talk his findings to the governor to safe extra help for these affected.
He, nevertheless, cautioned in opposition to constructing buildings on waterways and emphasised the necessity for residents to respect pure water pathways to stop future disasters.