{"id":14664,"date":"2019-08-26T12:18:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T12:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=14664"},"modified":"2019-08-26T12:18:55","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T12:18:55","slug":"flood-washes-away-entire-village-in-yobe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/flood-washes-away-entire-village-in-yobe","title":{"rendered":"Flood washes away entire village in Yobe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The negative impact of torrential rainfall has continued to be felt across <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yobe_State\">Yobe State<\/a> as flood reportedly sacked most residents of Kanda village in Nangere local government area.<\/p>\n<p>Nangere has now become the 11th local government area to be hit by flood in the state.<\/p>\n<p>And in an effort to ameliorate the sufferings of the affected victims, the Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) distributed food and non food items to the flood victims<\/p>\n<p>Items distributed include: 50Kg bags of rice, vegetables oil, bundles of roofing zinc, blankets and mats.<\/p>\n<p>Others are: Pieces of 2\/3, 2\/4, 2\/2 Wood, Nails, kettles, Mosquito nets, Buckets as well as Toiletries.<\/p>\n<p>Kanda community leaders described the efforts of the state government through the SEMA as \u201ccaring and show of concern to the plights of a common man, by responding to the disaster, assessing the damages and supplying relief materials to the village barely less than 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe gesture was the first of its kind and it was an indication that Yobe state government is with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a remark, the Executive Secretary of Yobe SEMA, Dr. Mohammed Goje urged all the beneficiaries to make good use of the items given to them for the intended purpose.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST reports that so far, flood has hit Godowoli, Kalallawa, Yarimaram, Arikime, Bolewa 2, Ngelzarma, Kukareta, Furi, Warsala, Jajere, Gaidam, Afunori, Hausari, Bulabulin, Ngelewa, Dumar and Sabon-Garin Kanuri communities.<\/p>\n<p>Others are: Ngalda, Tolu-Tolu, Mai Sandari and Kanda as the latest village to be hit by the disaster among other communities cutting across 11 local government areas.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-14664 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/flood-washes-away-entire-village-in-yobe\/attachment\/fb_img_1566809099180'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/2019\/08\/FB_IMG_1566809099180-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/flood-washes-away-entire-village-in-yobe\/attachment\/fb_img_1566809103058'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/2019\/08\/FB_IMG_1566809103058-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/flood-washes-away-entire-village-in-yobe\/attachment\/fb_img_1566809105725'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/2019\/08\/FB_IMG_1566809105725-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The negative impact of torrential rainfall has continued to be felt across Yobe State as flood reportedly sacked most residents of Kanda village in Nangere local government area. 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