Flood triggered by days of incessant rains has washed away Low-Cost Cemetery and destroyed buildings in Gashua Local Government Area of Yobe. xAlhaji Kaku Bulama-Bukar, Gashua Local Government Council Community Development Officer, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gashua on Tuesday. He said the downpour, which began on July 9, had exposed some corpses in the cemetery. As we speak, many buildings are destroyed and our cemetery is submerged. The officer said the council was taking an inventory of the individuals and houses affected by the disaster.

Source: The Guardian July 13, 2021 07:30 UTC