Action Aid Nigeria (AAN) says at least 11,356 people have been affected by flood in six local government areas in Kebbi State, northwest Nigeria.

Head of Programmes at AAN, Suwaiba Yakubu-Jibrin, said that the organisation had recorded 15 deaths, while 5,200 people have been displaced.

‘The flood was caused by heavy and continued rainfall as well as the excess release of water from Bakolori and Goronyo dams in Sokoto and Zamfara states respectively’, Yakubu-Jibrin, representing AAN Country Director, Ene Obi, told Guardian.

‘Women, children, and vulnerable were worse hit’.

AAN, according to Yakubu-Jibrin, has agreed to support about 350 households with food, non-food items, and packs dignity kits for women and girls of reproductive age at the cost of $37,334.

‘The affected communities for our response include Gidan Agodan and zanginawa in Augie Local Council, Kende in Bagudo and Nama Goma in Gwandu Local Council.

‘We are also mobilising resources to reach other flood survivors across the country’, the head of programmes added.

The organisation urged the government to develop a strategic response plan to mitigate the effects of the disaster on households and farmland.

The organisation also urged the government to prioritise response for internally-displaced persons (IDPs) by providing sufficient food and non-food items, renovating existing camps, and setting up more camps.

Source: The Guardian

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