Maiduguri Floods: Over 200,000 Displaced, Children Missing Amid Devastation

Amid the flooding that hit Maiduguri, many persons including children have been reported missing.
This is even as houses have remained submerged, with hundreds of houses and lots of properties destroyed.
It would be recalled that the Alau Dam had overflowed its banks from about 10 kilometres away into the state capital.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) was also quoted as confirming that over 200,000 people were displaced.
An unspecified number of people, including children are still missing.
Many properties including, houses, farmlands and business places have also been destroyed.
Residential and business areas have been submerged, including the popular Monday Market and thousands of homes and properties, such as the Palace of the Shehu of Borno, Shehuri, Gwange, Adamkolo, Gamboru, Fori, Bulabulin, Post Office areas, Moromoro, and Customs Bridge, among others, have also been affected.
Some of the residents, who spoke to SaharaReporters earlier, confirmed that the widespread flooding had submerged several houses, major roads, and official buildings including Emir’s palace.