Yusuf said at least 237 houses have been damaged in Balango district alone, forcing people into temporary camps. Eleven temporary camps have been set up for the displaced, he said. Nigeria’s federal minister of humanitarian affairs, Sadiya Farouq, also visited Jigawa state recently to distribute relief materials, the federal ministry said on Twitter. “This incident is particularly unfortunate because it has become timeless. This is causing serious damage to schools, homes and people’s livelihoods,” Farooq told reporters on camera. Farouq said Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management to activate the National Emergency Management Agency to provide the necessary support to those affected by the floods. Nigerian Meteorological Service. Many areas of Jigawa are vulnerable to flooding after storms. Earlier in August, about seven people died and dozens of buildings were destroyed after floods from heavy rains in seven districts in the northeastern state of Nigeria. Last year, more than 120 families were displaced in the state’s Guri district when their homes were submerged by floods after a heavy downpour.
“No quick fix”
Water Resources Minister Suleiman Adamu, who also hails from Jigawa, told local media two years ago that there were no quick fixes to the state’s flooding problem and not even funding could curb it. “Draining a river is not a solution to floods, it is a temporary solution, it takes a lot of money. If all the budgets of the Federal Government and Jigawa State are combined to dewater the Hadejia River, we cannot do it,” Adamu said . adding that: “There are no short-term measures to stop flooding, but we can mitigate and provide early warning.”
