Director Relief, Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Garba Salisu, says 14 persons have so far died due in the flood in different part of the state.
Confirming the news Salisu said the agency engaged services of over 200 local divers for rescue operations during the flood.
He said that the local divers would complement the efforts of agency rescue unit whenever the need arose.
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Mr Salisu also appealed to residents to desist from building on waterways and to stop dumping refuse to reduce the effect of flooding in the state.
He also urged communities experiencing gully erosion to relocate whenever the threat of flood became high.
“My major fear is that, most rains are usually at night when the people are sleeping. But, the only way is to create an environment for smooth flow of water’’, he said.
The director also called on communities that are prone to flooding to, as a matter of urgency; vacate the area temporarily to avoid disaster.
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