Floods render thousands homeless
*Hunger bites harder, as 18,406 persons displaced Thousands of people living in Damakarwa, Awakurari and Kirkasama communities in Gaidam Local Government Area of Yobe State, have been rendered homeless following a devastating flooding that swept away houses, farmlands and graves. The incident, which took place, weekend, has led to severe hunger among the displaced people, while many children in the communities are battling with malaria and other related illnesses, a sources and victims, said. According to Said Yau, one of the victims with two wives and eight children, “Gaidam is the hometown of the immediate past Governor Ibrahim Geidam. Unfortunately, all the three affected communities do not have a primary school, which usually serves as an emergency/temporary shelter for victims, thus, many victims spent over three days without food. “We are suffering seriously. No food to eat, and there is no place for us to stay. All our houses, foodstuffs, livestock and other belongings have been...