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Gombe flood displaces 1,214 –Red Cross The Nigerian Red Cross Society, Gombe territory, has announced that eleven people have so far been confirmed dead with 1,214 people displaced, 15 missing and 24 others wounded following flood disaster in the state over the weekend. Alhaji Inuwa Lamido, chairman of the Red Cross Society in Gombe, also explained that 400 houses were destroyed by the flood, adding that the society has sent its report on the flood disaster to its Nigerian headquarters in Lagos for onward report to its Geneva headquarters for assistance to the victims. Alhaji Lamido in an interview, explained that the flood was the first of its kind since 1958, saying that the Red Cross in conjunction with other relevant agencies are still searching for the missing persons in the rubble of the collapsed houses and the rivulets in the ancient town. He explained that the displaced persons have already taken shelter in some public schools, while others are staying with their neighbours, but appealed to Nigerians to assist the vict-ims as they are in dire need. “It is not the question of what caused the flood now. It’s the question of assisting the displaced persons, and fishing out the missing people. We can look at what was the cause of the disaster and notify the public later. “Everyone who knows Gombe, and the history of flood in the area would know that since 1958, this is the worst flood that we have ever recorded,” Alhaji Lamido stated. Also, Governor Mohammed Danjuma Goje, who inspected the affected area and sympathised with victims, was reported to have wept profusely at Tudun Wada, promising that government would assist them. Alhaji Goje, explained that the flood was an act of God and that he would today, present a report to the federal government, seeking its intervention, as the scale of damage was beyond the capacity of the state. It could be recalled that a 12 hour heavy downpour in Gombe at the weekend, caused a serious flood in the ancient city with reports that over 200 people might have lost their lives in the disaster and over a million displaced in addition to the destruction of property, yet to be estim-ated.     TO NEXT NEWS PAGE...

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