Several buildings, schools and shops have come water following heavy rains and the accompanying flood that hit town.
The rains which began after midnight, poured till the late hours of the morning, leaving several buildings, in Jalingo the Taraba capital particularly with schools and shops being submerged in water.
Areas mostly affected by the heavy rains and resultant floods included Mayogwai, Mile Six and Mafindi .
A resident of Mile Six, Bulus James, told Daily Trust his home was among those affected, adding that he lost several household items and important documents.
He attributed the flooding to blocked waterways and drainage systems caused by indiscriminate waste disposal.
Residents, he said, struggled through the rain to salvage their belongings, though many were unable to do so due to the rising water levels.
Traffic movement along the Jalingo–Wukari road was also disrupted as flooding washed away a temporary bridge constructed near the collapsed Namnai Bridge.
The heavy rains and its attendant floods marks the second time in three weeks that the temporary structures hve been destroyed by flooding.
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Sources said thousands of travellers and vehicles were stranded on both sides of River Namnai as a result.
A resident of Namnai town, Mallam Tanko Saidu, told Daily Trust in a telephone interview that many travellers remain stranded.
He added that efforts were ongoing to deploy engine boats from nearby riverine communities to ferry passengers and vehicles across the flooded river.
“We are trying to get engine boats from Mayoreniyo and other towns along the River Benue to start ferrying vehicles across,” he told a Daily Trust reporter.
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