“Thirty-one people lost their lives and more than 10,000 houses that are estimated at over N5 billion were affected,” Bahir was quoted by NAN on Monday.
“Most of the affected houses were either totally or partially destroyed.”
He explained that around 35,000 farmers were also affected by the disaster in eight local government areas of the state.
The emergency expert added that the farmlands were submerged by water while others were completely washed away by the flood.
“The farm produce destroyed include maize, cotton, white beans, onion, rice, groundnut, millet and other cash crops,” he said.
Bashir said that 8,000 farmers were affected in Wudil, 6,000 in Warawa, 2,000 in Gaya and 3,000 in Gabasawa among others.
The executive secretary said that the agency was compiling reports from the eight local government areas hit by the disaster to ascertain the value of the 35,000 farmlands destroyed.
He, however, assured that a comprehensive report would be produced for onward submission to the state government for immediate consideration.
He also added that the agency received alert from Nigeria Hydrological Service Agency and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency that 20 local governments of the state would be affected by flooding.
