No fewer than three people have been killed and hundreds of people displaced following a monsoon rainfall in Adamawa. NAN gathered that the affected areas included Yolde-Pate, Jambutu and Loko in Yola South, Yola North and Song Local Government Areas of the state, respectively. “One person lost his life, while over one hundred people mostly women and children displaced in the recent flood at Yolde-Pate in Yola South Local Government Area. “Many people are also affected by the flood in Loko village and Jambutu area in Song and Yola North Local Government Areas of the state,” Suleiman said. He said that Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), especially from Yolde-Pate, were camped at the primary school in the area.

Source: The Guardian August 18, 2018 12:00 UTC