Flooding, caused by days of heavy downpour, has destroyed no fewer than 250 houses in Karanka and Diginsa towns in Birniwa Local Government area of Jigawa. Trad This: Flood: Don’t Allow Children Play In Waters — NEMA TheInformation Officer in the area, Abdullahi Yakubu, told Newsmen in Birniwa onThursday that the incident occurred on August 27. Hesaid that the Birniwa Local Government Council Chairman, Mohammad Jaji-Dole,had visited the affected towns for on the spot assessment of the damage. Yakubusaid Jaji-Dole had implored the counsellors representing the areas to forwardto him the number of displaced persons for support. Thechairman called on the National Emergency Management Agency to provide reliefmaterials to them. Theinformation officer said that the village head of Karanka, Alhaji Abdu Bulama,had earlier called on the council to construct drains to prevent futureflooding in the area. Accordingto him, Bulama blamed the flooding partly on lack of drains, saying the floodingcould have been averted if drains were constructed.