The impending flooding warning by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has began to take its toll on residents of Plateau as Tuesday night down pour wreck havoc on residents of a Jos East local government of Plateau.
A Fulani settlement in the local government was washes away by the flood caused by the torrential rain including 29 cows. The Fulanis had to climb trees to escape been washed away by the flood, but they could not do anything to help their cows do unto the force with which the flood was moving.
Several bridges along Fobor-Angware road and that of Maza road were also washed off by the flood. The affected bridges has made it impossible for vehicular movement in and out of the local government.
According to the House of Assembly member representing Jos East Constituency in the Plateau state house of assembly, Hon Joshua Madaki, “The flood caused heavy losses to herdsmen and farmers in the local government, the damages caused by the flood can be quantified in hundreds of million naira.
“The flood also washed away several farms and food crops especially yam farms, rice farms and maize farms.