Lagdo Dam disaster: NEMA takes delivery of 5 babies in camps 'As 57 pregnant women register

FIVE women have, so far, delivered babies successfully, while 57 pregnant women have been registered in several camps provided by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Adamawa State, following the flooding which arose as a result of the sudden release of water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon.The Director-General of NEMA, Muhammad Sani-Sidi, who led the rescue and relief agencies on the operation, urged people living within the prone areas to move to designated camps for safety.He commended the effort of Adamawa State government and other stakeholders, who, within 24 hours of receiving warning alert, embarked on public announcements and evacuation of people within the affected areas to the camps.'As much as we have to be diplomatic in our approach, the reality is that upon receiving the report from the Cameroonian Embassy on the imminent release of water, we alerted relevant authorities. Adamawa State was very proactive in its mobili-sation and sensitisation of people. We have also warned frontline states of Borno, Taraba, Benue and their respective emergency management agencies,' Sani-Sidi said.He added that 'if the trend of downpour experienced this year continues in the next few weeks, more water will be released from the Cameroon reservoir till October 2012. 'NEMA is looking up to the Federal Government to find a permanent solution to the floods, by constructing a dam in the state that will reduce and manage the volume of water released annually from Lagdo Dam in the Republic of Cameroon. 'Also, there is need for dredging of water channels that link Nigeria with Lagdo Dam.
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