{"id":172556,"date":"2025-08-05T20:54:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T19:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/death-toll-from-adamawa-flood-hits-29-deputy-gov-farauta"},"modified":"2025-08-05T22:00:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T21:00:31","slug":"death-toll-from-adamawa-flood-hits-29-deputy-gov-farauta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/death-toll-from-adamawa-flood-hits-29-deputy-gov-farauta","title":{"rendered":"Death toll from Adamawa flood hits 29- Deputy Gov, Farauta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The death toll after the flood that hit Adamawa State capital about 10 days ago has been put at 29.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Governor of Adamawa State, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta gave the update on Tuesday, in Yola when the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu provided support for affected residents.<\/p>\n<p>Kaletapwa, who represented Governor Ahmadu Fintiri during the symbolic distribution of the cash and other relief items to the flood victims, said the latest assessment of the effects of the July 27, 2025 floods showed, by Monday August 4, that 29 people in total had died as a result of the flood.<\/p>\n<p>The flood in view had swept through communities in Yola South, one of the two local government areas constituting the twin Yola capital territory, and has come to be seen as one of the worst floods that have been recorded in the capital city in recent times.<\/p>\n<p>Farauta, who said the state government had done much on its own to help the victims of the flood, thanked Remi Tinubu for intervening.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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