The Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), says it has set up 23 camps for people displaced by the flood from Lagdo Dam in neighbouring? country, Cameroon. ?
The Executive Secretary of the agency, Mr Shadrack Daniel, who made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola on Saturday, said the camps were located in seven Local Government Areas of the state. ?
Daniel, who did not disclose the number of persons displaced, said Demsa Local Government Area had seven camps while Fufore Local Government had six camps. ?
He said that Yola North had three camps, Lamurde, Yola South and Girei Local Governments had two camps each, while?Numan Local Government had one camp. ?
Mr Hadley Peter, the Secretary of Adamawa State Quick Response Committee on Disaster, said the committee was monitoring the situations in the camps.
According to him, catering for the aged and the sick is our major challenge. ?
“The major problem for now in the camps is the care for the aged, the sick and the physically-challenged person. ?
“But the situation is under control because the council chairmen and administrators of the development areas are working with us to ensure continuous supply of food, water and other basic necessities,’’ Peter said. (NAN)
we have suffred in this country may God help us.