Bayelsa Records 96 Deaths Over flood

Bayelsa State Emergency Management Agency, BYSEMA, has revealed that at least 96 persons lost their lives and over of 1 million persons affected by the devastating flood in the State.

This was contained in a statement signed by the State’s SEMA Chairman, Walaman Igrubia, on Monday.

The statement stated that the heavy flood affected a number of farmlands, school buildings, health structures and other facilities.

It noted that the preliminary reports and data available to SEMA and other agencies indicated that the State remains the most flood impacted among States.