Prominent Imam, two others dead, As 20 houses destroyed In Gombe flood ravages
Flooding caused by heavy rainfall has killed three
people and destroyed 20 houses in Gombe State, just as eight other persons were
injured from the effects of the rainfall, an official said.
Some of the areas affected include Jekadafari,
Nasarawo, Tudun Wada, all in the state capital, Gombe.
The Executive Sectary of
the State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, Danlami Rukuije, said the dead
include a prominent Islamic scholar and second Imam of Al-Burhan Masjid in the
state capital, Muhammad Bello.
Rukuije said the late Monday evening downpour
wreaked havoc for three hours. He said apart from residential buildings,
households items and properties, several livestock were also killed by the
flood, with many people are feared missing.
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