28 killed, scores missing in Nigeria floods

August 13, 2012 23:41

At least 28 people were killed and many were missing in floods caused by heavy downpours in Nigeria's northern state of Plateau over the weekend. "28 people have been killed in the floods that have ravaged the area," Kemi Nshe, the chairman of Shendam local government area, said.

"Two hundred hectares of farm lands were also washed away by the flood in my local government area alone", the chairman said. Officials said scores are still missing while farmlands and crops were washed away in the incident that affected over 100 villages in the southern zone of the state.

Houses and bridges were also destroyed thereby displacing many villagers. Nandom, a resident of Langtang, which was flood affected, said hundreds of houses and bridges linking the area with Lafia, capital of Nasarawa State and Taraba state were all swept off by the flood.

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