AGAIN, some parts of Plateau State have come under severe flooding with 28 persons feared dead and scores of others declared missing. The disaster occurred in the southern zone of state last weekend, but details of the incident came yesterday when journalists visited the affected areas.

The Guardian learnt that bodies of the victims were found in villages far from the scenes of the flooding.

According to residents, close to 100 communities and a thousand houses were affected by the flood. The bridge linking the zone with Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital and Taraba State was washed off by the flood

A resident of Langtang, who identified himself as Nandom, said the rain on Sunday morning in the communities caused heavy flooding that also swept away farmlands and displaced several hundreds of people.

The Transition Committee Chairman of Shendam Local Council, Kemi Nshe, told journalists that 200 hectares of farmland were washed away by the flood in his council alone. He described the incident as sad and called on the people to be calm as succour was coming for them.

Also, Senator Victor Lar, who led journalists to the affected communities yesterday, described the incident as unfortunate and assured the people of efforts to ameliorate their plight.

Lar said since he was born, he had not seen such torrential rain and its devastating effects on both humans and farmlands like the one that occurred in Plateau southern zone.

He noted that the victims of the flooding were facing serious problems, adding that there was imminent threat of epidemic in the area and the displacement of over 1,500 people.

The Special Assistant to the Minister of Water Resources, Prof. Dimis Mai Lafia, who was on the entourage, described the havoc done by the flood as worrisome.

He said the Minister of Water Resources, Mrs Sarah Ochepe had been contacted on the incident so that she can liaise with the Federal Ministry of Works to intervene in rebuilding of the bridge

The councils cut off by the collapsed bridge are Langtang South, Langtang North, Shendam Mikang, Wase and Quanpan.

CrazyMan: What's with Nigeria and bad news these days. Too be honest, I'm feed up of this country. If boko haram doesn't suck their own blood, natural disasters would suck. If natural disasters doesn't suck fulani cattle rearers or armed robbers would suck.

What's wrong with this country na

Anyway rip to the dead

bid4rich: Jos Jos Jos all the time. Come O! Why is jos all the time sef, are they cursed? I believe the blood of the innocent souls are crying for justice and revenge. You cant just kill for free and go away with it without nemesis catching up with you naw

omicron: I wonder when plateau will make headlines for positive reasons. RIP to the dead!

Babzilla:

Bros its everywhere. God help us

Bandy10: I don't why reporters misinterprete issues.Lantang where the flooding happened is about 500km from Jos.Why write the story as if it is in Jos town.
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Bandy10: I don't why reporters misinterprete issues.Lantang where the flooding happened is about 500km from Jos.Why write the story as if it is in Jos town.
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ZUBY77: For Gowon - Pharoh, not letting my people biafra go,
Ten plagues will befall them like the Egyptians.
1 - Fulani killers
2 - cold weather
3 - boko haram
4 - floods

Dont cry yet, more six are the way. Until Gowon kneels down and beg the innocent civilians who died because they wanted freedom.

ZUBY77: For Gowon - Pharoh, not letting my people biafra go,
Ten plagues will befall them like the Egyptians.
1 - Fulani killers
2 - cold weather
3 - boko haram
4 - floods

Dont cry yet, more six are the way. Until Gowon kneels down and beg the innocent civilians who died because they wanted freedom.

ANY-PEN :


500KM
This is serious o!
Are you sure or you wanna take a walk yourself with a tape measure

ZUBY77: For Gowon - Pharoh, not letting my people biafra go,
Ten plagues will befall them like the Egyptians.
1 - Fulani killers
2 - cold weather
3 - boko haram
4 - floods

Dont cry yet, more six are the way. Until Gowon kneels down and beg the innocent civilians who died because they wanted freedom.

kaeto: free her please, i did my NYSC in Kuka, shendam L.G.A in plateau state, that distance is tapered along the high way and it's even farther than 500km, the entire plateau is 28000km^2 in area and it took me about 1hour from my ppa to the head office all in one LGA, imagin that.