Borno: Eight buildings collapse as flood takes over streets

Borno flood

Heavy rainfall in the early hours of Wednesday has collapsed eight buildings and displaced some residents in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State.

Our correspondent gathered that the rain, which started around 6:15 am, lasted three hours, leading to the displacement of families in Bulumkutu, Abuja, Moduganari, Ngomari and other riverbank areas.

A resident of Bulumkutu, Ahmodu Ibrahim, told our correspondent that water flooded his apartment around 8 am before he ran out with his family.

“I started seeing water coming in after an hour of the rain. I immediately took my children and wife to a safe area,” he said. Punch