Flood submerges 18 Nasarawa communities, kills two

By Edwin Philip, Lafia
The Nasarawa State Government has urged residents of flood-prone communities to heed warnings to relocate from low-lying areas to higher ground to avoid being swept away by recurring floods.
The Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr Nawani Aboki, made the appeal on Monday while briefing journalists on the recent flooding that submerged 18 communities in a development area of Doma Local Government Area of the state.
Aboki said two people had died in the disaster, while several residents had been displaced and buildings and farmlands destroyed.
He said Governor Abdullahi Sule had directed the Director-General of the Nasarawa State Emergency Man...