Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency ( SEMA) says it has set up designated resettling camps to receive residents displaced by flood.
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Mainunatu Abubakar, the executive secretary of SEMA, stated this during a meeting with stakeholders following the rising level of rivers in the state.
According to her, the agency is taking proactive measures by opening doors at all local education authority primary schools in Kaduna North, Kaduna South, Igabi and Chikun local government areas of the state.
“Residents in floodprone areas should move to primary schools within their community when the wate r level rises to avoid loss of lives,” Abubakar said.
She decried repeatedly destruction of property, displacement of people as well as disruption of economic and social activities in the state by flooding.
Abubakar said that the purpose of the meeting was to ensure preparedness among stakeholders and residents of floodprone communities.
“To end flooding in the state, there has to be synergy between all relevant stakeholders in the state because it cannot be done by SEMA alone,” she said.
She explained that the flood situation was alarming as water levels kept rising by the day with more communities bound to be submerged if the situation subsisted.
“The ministry of environment, health, local government chairmen, traditional rulers, fire service, Red Cross, civil defence, divers and various stakeholders are on stand- by in case of any emergency.”
She assured that the agency in collaboration with Christian Aid has relief materials in stock to provide succour when the need arose.
Abubakar said that SEMA, NEMA and other partners would continue to sensitise the people on the need to leave the flood-prone communities before it was too late.
