Flood destroys houses, crops worth N46m in Bauchi

Houses and crops worth N46.16 million have been
destroyed by flood in Misau town and surrounding
villages in Bauchi State.
Chairman, Misau Local Government Council in the
state, Alhaji Ado Aska, made this known in Misau
on Saturday, in an interview with the News Agency
of Nigeria .
Aska disclosed that the incident, which occurred
on July 28, destroyed 197 houses and crops worth
N38.77 million in Misau town.
He explained that 52 houses and crops worth
N7.39 million were also destroyed by the flood in
Firko and Kafin Sule villages in the suburbs of
Misau town.
He said persons displaced by the flood had taken
refuge with their relations in various locations
within Misau Town.
The chairman attributed the incident to poor
drainage facilities, coupled with the porous nature
of the soil within Misau town and its environs.
He said officials from the State Emergency
Management Agency, had visited the affected areas
and promised to assist with relief materials.