Water from Alau Dam, which collapsed early Tuesday morning, submerged various wards in the town while thousands of displaced residents scouted for safer places
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Musa Abbas, with a family of two women and six children, said he had nowhere to go as his brothers were residing in the Bulumkutu area that needed one to cross the bridge.Support journalism driven by facts, created by Nigerians for Nigerians. Our thorough, researched reporting relies on the support of readers like you.“The bridge is now submerged; I can’t cross and my brothers can only come for me. We will sleep here and continue to pray the rain won’t come,” Mr Abbas said.
On Thursday, the Secretary to the state government, Bukar Tijjani, when he led a team to the Alau Dam to assess the situation of the dam, assured Maiduguri residents that the state government was working with the Chad Basin Development Authority, handlers of the dam, on safety measures.However, after the dam broke down and caused a flood that submerged many homes, the state commissioner for information and internal security, Usman Tar, called for immediate evacuation early Tuesday.
The flood submerged residential quarters, roads and bridges, making many areas in the metropolis inaccessible. The state government is yet to issue official figures of casualties, but it has ordered the closure of public and private schools for two weeks.Residents around Sanda Kyarimi Zoo in Maiduguri, Borno, trying to escape flooding are now thrown into confusion as some animals in the zoo have started coming out.
Mr Peter said roads around the area had been blocked to stop human movement, while wildlife staff were patrolling to pick any animal that escaped, particularly the carnivores. “While relevant authorities are still assessing the damage wrought by the flood, the President calls for the immediate evacuation of people from affected areas.
“Be rest assured that the President has the nation at heart and will do whatever it takes to salvage the state of affairs,” he said
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