{"id":221594,"date":"2024-09-28T12:13:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T12:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/28\/29-killed-many-houses-destroyed-as-flood-hits-kebbi-communities\/"},"modified":"2024-09-28T12:13:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T12:13:45","slug":"29-killed-many-houses-destroyed-as-flood-hits-kebbi-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/28\/29-killed-many-houses-destroyed-as-flood-hits-kebbi-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"29 Killed, Many Houses Destroyed As Flood Hits Kebbi Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>No fewer than 29 people have been killed, while many houses were also destroyed, following a devastating flood in some communities in Kebbi State.<\/p>\n<p>It was gathered that the natural disaster also submerged farmland belonging to the residents of the state, wiping out crops and sparking fears of an impending food crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The Kebbi State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Yakubu Birnin Kebbi, made this known at a briefing in Birnin Kebbi on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Birnin Kebbi expressed the government\u2019s effort to manage the outcome of the flood, stating that the scope of the disaster has overwhelmed local resources.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cGovernor Nasir\u2019s administration has done its best to cater to those affected by the flooding, wholesome compilation of reports on the level of the disaster in each community in all the local government areas have been made and would be presented to the Federal Agencies concerned, this Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Mother Hippopotamus Kills 60 Years Old Emir\u2019s Guard In Kebbi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are soliciting help, the situation is dire, and the government needs assistance to effectively resettle those affected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany of them have lost their means of livelihood, the disaster has forced farmers into penury, shortage of food looms on the horizon, and our food security target is in jeopardy unless urgent measures are put in place to remedy the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Kebbi Government will provide improved seeds and other agricultural input to farmers to return to cultivation, but more is needed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPreliminary statistics show that seven persons died in Ngaski, eight in Maiyama, five in Kalgo, seven in Jega, and two in Birnin Kebbi, as a result of the flooding.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"941128\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-243708645\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FirstBank-Giant-Strides300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No fewer than 29 people have been killed, while many houses were also destroyed, following a devastating flood in some communities in Kebbi State. 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