May 29th Tragedy:  Flash flood kills 21and wash away 50 houses in two Niger Communities

By  Daniel Ebi, Minna 

Two communities in Niger State  have been thrown into mourning  as a heavy downpour that lasted for hours caused a flash flood that claimed 21 lives and washed away 50 houses they were residing. 

The heavy downpour which started late on Wednesday, the 28th of May lasted till the early hours of  Thursday leaving behind tails of woes and deaths. 

Niger State emergency management agency confirmed the deadly flood in a statement by the Director General  Abdullahi Baba Ara on Thursday  evening. 

” NSEMA is in receipt of report of a deadly flood disaster that ravaged two communities of Tiffin maza and Anguwan hausawa in Mokwa town of Mokwa LGA”

  He disclosed that the incident occurred last night  (Wednesday)during a torrential downpour of very high intensity that lasted several hours.

According to him, the surging flood water submerged and washed away over 50 residential houses with their occupants. 

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The Agency Director General disclosed that,  ” in response the Agency,  in collaboration with Mokwa LG Authority, local divers and very brave volunteers are conducting search and rescue operations to rescue survivors and recover corpses .

” At present 3 survivors ( a woman and her 2 children) are receiving treatment for wounds and shock at Mokwa general, while 21 corpses have so far been recovered of those who sadly loss their lives in the incidence”

 Alhaji Abdullahi Baba Ara said over 10 persons are still missing as search and rescue operation is still ongoing