The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that over 200,000 people have been displaced after the Alau Dam broke down on Tuesday, September 10.
According to the agency, several children cannot be accounted for as houses have been submerged in the flood that hit Maiduguri, the Borno State’s capital city.
Many properties worth millions are also said to have been destroyed including farmlands, markets and businesses.
Hospitals like the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital were also ravaged with patients and staff of the hospital sacked from the premises.
In addition, the Palace of the Shehu of Borno was also flooded leaving the monarch and other residents displaced from the location.
While many climate experts have said that the situation which is occurring after 30 years could have been averted, President Bola Tinubu had ordered the vice President to visit Maiduguri and ascertain the level of damage to the city.
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