Emergency workers at one of the disaster scenes.
Niger State Emergency Management Agency has said 21 people lost their lives following a severe rainfall that resulted into a flood disaster in Mokwa Local Government of Niger State.
The Director-General of the agency, Dr Ibrahim Hussaini, disclosed this to newsmen in Minna today, Thursday.
He said the incident occurred during a torrential downpour on Wednesday night, causing widespread destruction.
Hussaini said three people were rescued alive, a woman and her two children. They were receiving treatment for wounds and shock at Mokwa General Hospital.
He said 21 bodies have so far been recovered in the incidence. Over 10 persons were still missing as search and rescue operation continued.
Hussaini said the affected communities were Tiffin Maza and Anguwan Hausawa communities in Mokwa town.
He added that over 50 residential houses were submerged and washed away with their occupants.
He said Niger SEMA in collaboration with Mokwa LG, local divers, and volunteers were conducting search and rescue operations to rescue the flood survivors and recover corpses.
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