Seven people have died in a flood that ravaged several communities in Zaki and Gamawa local government areas of Bauchi State.
The Caretaker Committee Chairman of the local governments, Alhaji Muhammad Babaji and Alhaji Kabiru Garba, said this yesterday when they took the deputy governor round the affected areas.
They said the flood washed away farmlands and houses and cut off the road linking Sakwa Council to Zaki Local Government.
The chairmen said the flood was caused by River Katagum which overflowed its bank, displacing many people who are now taking refuge in primary schools.
Residents told reporters that the flood was also caused by a spillover from dams in Kano and Jigawa states.
via The Nation
http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/news/61455-seven-killed-in-bauchi.html
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