 Bauchi State Gov. Bala Mohamed of Bauchi has commensurated the victims of flood disaster which destroyed over 170 houses at Chalehdi Community in Curfee, local government area of the state. Flood triggered by torrential rain on Friday resulted and the overflow of water from the surrounding mountains to submerge the community destroyed houses and displaced about 1200 persons. Mohamed who paid a sympathy visit to the community said no life was lost in the disaster and urged the victims to take it as an act of God. He said the state government would conduct a damage assessment exercise with the views to provide emergency intervention to mitigate the sufferings of the victims. Mohamed tasked community and religious leaders in the area to be fair and just in distribution of the temporary relief items provided but the state government to support the victims the governor urged the communities to maintain high standard of hygiene to guard against outbreak of diseases associated with flood disaster. Some of the displaced persons Ali Aoudu and Hawawu Ali you urged the state government to ban construction of houses and other structures on waterways in the area. Notified about fresh news updates