{"id":74437,"date":"2025-08-28T14:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T14:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=74437"},"modified":"2025-08-28T14:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T14:04:09","slug":"yobe-emergency-agency-relocates-flood-victims-provides-relief-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/08\/28\/yobe-emergency-agency-relocates-flood-victims-provides-relief-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Yobe Emergency Agency Relocates Flood Victims, Provides Relief Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Sarah Sam Adda<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (YOSEMA), has relocated families displaced by flooding in Garin Kolo, offering 32 temporary shelters, medical care, and essential supplies to safeguard their wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Thursday, the agency disclosed that 10 emergency latrines were constructed, while displaced households received mats, mosquito nets, blankets, and buckets.<\/p>\n<p>Medical teams treated 35 patients; 22 have been discharged, three pregnant women remain under care, and an elderly patient is receiving special attention.<\/p>\n<p>To address water needs, a reservoir has been installed, with borehole drilling set to begin soon. A temporary security post and clinic desk have also been established at the relocation site.<\/p>\n<p>The Emir of Tikau, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn-Grema, visited the camp to sympathise with victims.<\/p>\n<p>YOSEMA also convened an emergency meeting with humanitarian partners, with several organisations pledging support to complement government efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Mai Mala Buni assured residents that \u201cno one will be left behind in these trying moments,\u201d while commending the resilience of the Garin Kolo community.<\/p>\n<p>YOSEMA further urged residents in flood-prone areas to heed early warnings and relocate promptly, stressing that the intervention reflects the value of solidarity and collaboration during crises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Sarah Sam Adda &nbsp; The Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (YOSEMA), has relocated families displaced by flooding in Garin Kolo, offering 32 temporary shelters, medical care, and essential supplies to safeguard their wellbeing. In a statement on Thursday, the agency disclosed that 10 emergency latrines were constructed, while displaced households received mats, mosquito nets, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":74438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74437"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74439,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74437\/revisions\/74439"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}