Flood cuts off another highway in Bauchi

Flood has cut off the Azare-Ja’amare road along the Kano-Maiduguri highway in Bauchi. 

This comes barely two weeks after a heavy downpour cut off the Kano-Maiduguri expressway in Bauchi, leaving many motorists and pedestrians stranded.

Inspecting the affected area on Thursday, Bala Mohammed, governor of the state, said he has informed Dave Umahi, the minister of works, about the situation.

The governor warned that communities within the area are at risk of being submerged if the flow of water is not managed effectively.

In April, the federal government said 148 LGAs in 34 states were at risk of severe flooding between April and November.

The government listed Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross-River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, and Kogi as states at risk of severe flooding.

On August 13, the Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), said three persons were killed in a flood that ravaged some communities in three LGAs.

Mas’ud Aliyu, SEMA director-general (DG) in Bauchi, noted that state government provided relief items to alleviate the suffering caused by the flood.

In the past weeks, the north-east zone, has experienced severe flooding with lives lost and property destroyed.