The Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA) has warned people living in flood prone areas to vacate to safer areas to avoid imminent flooding.
This was contained in a statement by its Executive Secretary, Usman Mazadu, noting that seven local government areas are at risk of flooding especially communities along waterways in anticipation of heavy downpour.
The agency explained that it has become necessary to notify the flood prone communities about the torrential rainfall experienced between Sunday, August 18 and Monday, August 19, and still going on without abating.
He, however, noted that the heavy rainfall might result in the overflow of rivers, particularly in the local government areas with rivers or tributaries crossing through.
It is important that communities within these tributaries are most likely to experience flooding, they should be intimated to be vigilant while preparing for alternatives to evacuate themselves to higher and safer grounds .
“The local governments area communities include; Government Secondary school Abubakar Kigo Road, LEA primary school Unguwan Rimi in Kaduna North Local Government Area and Namadi Sambo Skill Acquisition Centre Tudun Wada and LEA primary school Nassarawa in Kaduna South local government area.
Others are Government Secondary School Narayi in Chikun Local Government Area, jumaat mosque Hayin Malam Bello in Igabi Local Government Area.
Other areas listed by KADSEMA are LEA Agwom Primary School, LEA Tsauni Primary School and LEA Sanga Village Primary School in Sanga Local Government Area, LEA Jere North Primary School, LEA Jere South Primary School in Kagarko Local Government Area and GSS Kafanchan in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State.