UN donates $6m to Maiduguri flood victims

More succour has come the way of the victims of the recent flood tragedy in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in northern Nigeria with the United Nations announcing the donation of $6 million.
UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohammed Fall in a statement on Tuesday, said a joint mission comprising UN agencies and NGOs, alongside the Nigeria Red Cross Society, visited the beleaguered capital city weekend.
The flood was caused by an overflow in the Alau Dam located just over 10 miles to the south of Maiduguri
The UN official said the team met with some of the victims, many of whom had already been displaced severally by conflict and insecurity in the area.
He said; “We and our partners are providing them with hot meals, we are facilitating air drops of food in hard-to-reach areas cut off by flood waters, and we are also trucking in water.
“We are also providing water and sanitation hygiene services and water purification tablets to stem disease outbreaks.
“This is in addition to supplying hygiene and dignity kits to women and girls, as well as emergency health and shelter services.”