A flood disaster which ravaged Nguroje community in Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State has killed at least one person and another person was declared missing hitherto.
Grassroots Parrot gathered that the heavy downpour which lasted for some hours also rendered many homeless and destroyed farmlands.
Nelson Lens, a member of Taraba State House of Assembly representing Nguroje Constituency, confirmed the deadly flood incident to newsmen on Saturday.
Lens described the incident as unfortunate, adding that “this is the first of its kind in the area.”
According to him, construction of water ways channels has commenced to avert reoccurrence and relief materials sent to victims to cushion their hardship.
The lawmaker, who identified the deceased as Gomma Saidu, noted that the search is still ongoing to find the missing person.