A flood which followed many hours of downpour displaced many houses and causes deaths in Suleja, Niger, on Sunday, witnesses said.
Witnesses stated eight participants of a family have been suspected to have died in the flood which affected Suleja and Tafa local government regions of Niger.
the pinnacle of the household changed into said to have survived however his two better halves and six children have been not fortunate.
Many families were affected with household consequences floating inside the water.
Many human beings struggled to bale water out of their homes.
Mr Mohammed Mohammed, the District Police Officer in-charge of division ‘A’ Police station in Suleja, could not verify the casualty figure however said his men had visited the flood scenes.
“The flood affected many folks who built their homes alongside the river financial institution; many homes had been destroyed with unconfirmed quantity of deaths recorded.
“Police are offering safety across the scene so that hoodlums will not cart away sufferers’ assets in particular the ones lying outdoor,” he said.
He promised to provide more details at the incident.
The national Emergency management agency turned into now not additionally capable of deliver information.
in the meantime, Malam Abdulkareem Samanja, the Village Head of Hayin Nasarawa-Iku inside the close by Tafa neighborhood authorities area decried the loss of property.
He stated he became nevertheless watching for report from ward heads at the incident.
At Suleja fashionable sanatorium, Musliu Mohammed, a 17 yr-old boy, recovered from the flood and brought into the medical institution by way of sympathisers, turned into placed on admission
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