Following a downpour that lasted several hours on Sunday and Monday, at Gangere, Rikkos, Bauchi road and Eto-Baba communities, of Jos North Local Government, three persons have been confirmed dead.
The Zonal Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, Eugene Nyenlong, who confirmed the incident said his agency got a distress call that three persons had died as a result of the flood.
Nyenlong disclosed that NEMA and other stakeholders were going to the affected communities to assess the situation.
He said there is a waterway linking the communities exists which make them susceptible to flood.
He further noted that apart from the waterway, the areas had poor drainage system.
