Communities around Jos had at one time or the other experienced different forms of tragedy. Most recent of these series of disasters was the flood that devastated the 9 LGAs within the area due to the torrential rainfall experienced across the country. Gloria Usman in this report examines the fate of the people of these communities after the damages caused by the floods.
July and August 2012 will ever remain unforgettable to the residents of Shehu Na Abba, Dilimi, Angwan Rogo, Gangare, Rikkos, Kanam, Wase, Shendam, Mikang, Langtang North and Langtang South local government areas. They had all gone to bed on August 10 like every other night, but woke up the next morning to discover that their socio-economic lives have been dislocated when the heavens decided to open up and heavy rain descended on the southern zone of Plateau State.
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