Flood Destroys 300 Houses in Buhari’s Hometown

Malik Yahya/

Flood has destroyed more than 300 houses in President Muhammadu Buhari’s hometown, Daura, and environs in Katsina State.

Reports say that some of the houses have been totally brought down while water had submerged several others.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), some residents had since fled the submerged houses while some were seen trying to recover some domestic items.

Some Daura residents said that the flood followed several days of rainfall with the mass of still water bringing down some houses on Wednesday.

A source blamed the incessant flood on the lack of drainage system in Daura, and urged the local, state and federal governments to “do something urgently to check the trend”.

Malam Abba Mato, the acting Chairman of Daura Local Government Area, who spoke on the flood disaster, described this year’s destruction as “one of the worst ever witnessed in the area”.

He listed areas worst hit to include Kusugu, Sabongari, Sarkin Yara and Mazoji areas of Daura metropolis.

“The floods followed rain showers that lasted for about 24 hours, beginning from Tuesday night to Wednesday,” he said.

Mato added that the floods had affected houses, shops and farmlands, and that most of the affected buildings were erected on flood-prone areas.

Meanwhile, some of the families that were displaced by the floods have appealed to the Federal Government and the Katsina State Emergency Management Agency to assist them so as to minimise the effect of the disaster on their families.

They also appealed to the Katsina State Government to construct drainage in areas prone to flooding.

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