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Flood kills 60-year-old woman, destroys property in Zamfara
A 60-year-old woman has been reported as the casualty in a flood that destroyed over 100 houses in Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
Confirming the sad incident to newsmen in Gummi on Thursday, September 14, the Vice Chairman of the council, Alhaji Sa’idu Bawa, blamed the flooding on the continuous downpour in the area.
Household materials, food items, as well as livestock, were also lost in the flooding.
Bawa also noted that over 500 people have been made homeless and forced to live with family members in the aftermath of the natural disaster.
“Apart from the disaster here in Gummi, we received similar report of the flood disaster in Gayari district and are going to visit the area after the assessment.
“We would compile all the list of the victims after which the local government would give its support to the victim,” he said.
Bawa added that a request for assistance would be forwarded to both the state and the Federal government.
Describing the incident as unfortunate, the Councilor representing Rafi ward in Gummi district, Malam Sani Usamatu, said that the areas majorly affected by the flood in Gummi town were Albarkawa, Yardiga, Yartsayasu and Lemawa area.
Usamatu also noted that most of the victims of the flooding were women and children.
Speaking on behalf of all the victims, Malam Bala Muhammad, also a victim, appealed to the government at all levels to help by providing emergency assistance for them.
Breaking: Plane crash kills Ten people
A small private jet crashed into a motorbike and a car while attempting to land at an airport in the outskirts of Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, leaving at least 10 people dead, officials said on Thursday.
A Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) aircraft, a light private business jet, was carrying six passengers and two crew when it crashed near Elmina township at 2.08 p.m. (0608 GMT), just before it was due to land, Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan told reporters.
The aircraft lost contact with the air traffic control tower and crashed into a motorbike and a car on the highway, he said. “There was no emergency call, the aircraft had been given clearance to land,” Hussein Omar said. A search and rescue mission is underway. The country’s civil aviation authority (CAAM) said the flight had departed from the holiday island of Langkawi and was en route to Selangor’s Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport near the capital city Kuala Lumpur.
Seven Passengers Burnt To Death Near Third Mainland Bridge In Car Accident
Seven passengers have been confirmed killed after a commercial bus caught fire in Lagos on Sunday
At least five others were said to have sustained injuries in the tragic incident that occurred at Iyana Oworo, close to the Third Mainland Bridge.
The deceased comprises four females, two male adults and one male child.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said there were 14 passengers in the ill-fated bus with registration number KJA 699 GY.
Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, said the driver had some burns.
He added that three female adults involved in the incident were rushed to Gbagada General Hospital and that a male adult was attended to by the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) at the scene.
“LASTMA officials at the scene have made arrangements to remove the burnt vehicle from the road,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.
Nigerian Deputy Governor Loses Seven-Year-Old Son In Car Accident
By Olorunfemi Adejuyigbe
The deputy governor of Yobe State, Hon. Idi Barde Gubana, lost a son in an auto crash which occurred yesterday
A statement signed by his press secretary, Hussaini Mai Suleh, in Damaturu said the seven-year-old boy who was a namesake to Governor Mai Mala Buni died in a crash along Maiduguri-Kano road.
He said the boy had been buried according to Islamic rites at the palace of the Mai of Fune in Damagum town in Fune local government area.
Reacting, the deputy governor said; “I will forever remember him as somebody close to me.’’
Top government officials and other personalities were at the residence of the deputy governor to sympathise with the family over the death.
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