Flooding which took over many parts of Adamawa State on Tuesday killed five persons in the Yola North Local Government Area of the state. Three were from Yola North and two from Lamurde and Song council areas in the state.
The flooding caused by a downpour recorded across the state according to reports also wreaked havoc in several other council areas and sacked many from their homes.
Several households in Lamurde, Yola North, Yola South, Numan, Demsa and Song were submerged by in the downpour which began around 3pm on Thursday and continued into the evening.
According to the transitional chairman, Yola North Local Government Council, Adamu Ibrahim, who spoke with journalists after assessing the damage caused by the flood said three children, in Yola North, died from the floods which submerged over 20,000 houses.
The deaths recorded in Yola North council area occurred in three different locations, namely Kasuwa Buwu, Kofare, and Bachure, which were the areas worst hit by the incident.
The state governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, visited Bachure and Jambutu which were among areas affected by the flooding.
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