A person walks in a street flooded.
Flood has displaced hundreds of residents of Damaturu on Tuesday following a down pour which lasted many hours.
The rains destroyed houses and shops in places such as Nayi Nawa, Shago Tara, fulatari, Pompomari and Bulabulin.
Musa Jidawa, Permanent Secretary, State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), who toured the affected areas described the flooding as “unprecedented” even though it did not claim lives.
“The agency, in collaboration with Damaturu local government council, is assessing the damage and ascertaining people involved to provide them with the needed assistance.
“Damaturu has not seen anything close to this flood in the last 20 years, we have gone round for first-hand information to determine areas of immediate needs and intervention.” he said.
The permanent secretary said government would provide victims with food and building materials for them to reconstruct their buildings.
Meanwhile, some of the victims said they had relocated to their relations’ homes pending when they are able to rebuild their houses.