The floodwaters in Maiduguri town, which were caused by the Alau Dam, are gradually receding, and residents are starting to return to their homes.
A large number of flood victims who slept outside stated that the flooding had receded and they wanted to evaluate their losses.
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“We are just rushing to see what is left of our homes and to salvage any remnants of our property we can still use ,” Ali Bana of Gwange ward said.
Musa Abdullahi of Gomari ward, said he was able to get to his house.
”My house is still flooded. From the look of things, we have more days to spend outside before we can move back in,” Abdullahi said.
In the meantime, around 239,000 people were reported to have been affected by the flood in a situation report on the incident released by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
“The floods have forced some of the affected people to move spontaneously to the Muna IDP camp, which was already hosting over 50,000 IDPs.
“Government authorities have evacuated residents in high-risk riverine areas to several locations,” the report noted.
In most areas of the town, the flood catastrophe has impacted power, water supply, and communication.
