Forty-one persons lost their lives while 122,466 others were displaced during the 2012 flood disaster in Adamawa, Shadrach Barub, executive secretary, State Emergency Relief Agency, has said.
Barub told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Yola that the agency had begun preparations ahead of the 2013 NIMET’s predictions for the state.
He said that the agency had received a letter from NIMET notifying the government of a possible reoccurrence of heavy floods this year.
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“In last year’s flood disaster, 41 persons were confirmed dead while 122,466 others were displaced from their homes.
“And from last year’s experiences and NIMET’s warning over a possible flood reoccurrence this year, the agency has prepared well to confront a similar development”, he said.
Barub said that the only solution to Adamawa flood disasters was for the Federal Government to fulfill its promise to construct the Dasin dam in Fufore Local Government Area.
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