{"id":26943,"date":"2025-09-15T08:27:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T08:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/?p=26943"},"modified":"2025-09-15T09:35:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T09:35:56","slug":"nema-rescues-two-elderly-delivers-aid-as-kaduna-floods-displace-hundreds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/?p=26943","title":{"rendered":"NEMA Rescues Two Elderly, Delivers Aid as Kaduna Floods Displace Hundreds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In response to severe flooding in Kaduna State, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has rescued two elderly individuals trapped in collapsed buildings and begun distributing essential relief supplies to displaced residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rescue operation\u2014conducted jointly with the Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA), the Red Cross, and Federal and State Fire Services\u2014saved an elderly man on Bashama Road, Tudun Wada, and an elderly woman on Kigo Road, Kaduna North LGA. The woman has since been reunited with her family in Kabala Costain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB_IMG_1757923693846-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26950 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB_IMG_1757923693846-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB_IMG_1757923693846-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB_IMG_1757923693846-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB_IMG_1757923693846-680x425.jpg 680w, https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB_IMG_1757923693846-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB_IMG_1757923693846-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB_IMG_1757923693846.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heavy rainfall that began last Thursday triggered the flooding, which has devastated communities along River Kaduna and its tributaries\u2014including Kigo Road, Bashama Road, Kinkinau, Malali, Ramat Road, and Rafin Guza. Hundreds have been displaced, with many homes and properties destroyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A temporary camp has been established at the Arc. Namadi Sambo Skills Acquisition Centre near Tudun Wada Children\u2019s Hospital, where most of the displaced\u2014including pregnant and breastfeeding women, children, and persons with disabilities\u2014are now taking shelter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB_IMG_1757923711376-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26948 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB_IMG_1757923711376-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB_IMG_1757923711376-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB_IMG_1757923711376-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB_IMG_1757923711376-680x425.jpg 680w, https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB_IMG_1757923711376-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB_IMG_1757923711376-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB_IMG_1757923711376.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NEMA has provided emergency items such as mattresses, blankets, and mosquito nets to support those affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Head of NEMA\u2019s Kaduna Operation Office, Malam Suleiman Mohammed, reaffirmed the agency\u2019s commitment to \u201ccoordinating resources with relevant agencies to mitigate the impact of the disaster and ensure the delivery of humanitarian support to affected persons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Further updates are expected as the emergency response continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB_IMG_1757923723500-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26947 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB_IMG_1757923723500-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB_IMG_1757923723500-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB_IMG_1757923723500-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB_IMG_1757923723500-680x425.jpg 680w, https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB_IMG_1757923723500-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB_IMG_1757923723500-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB_IMG_1757923723500.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to severe flooding in Kaduna State, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has rescued two elderly individuals trapped in collapsed buildings and begun distributing essential relief supplies to displaced residents. The rescue operation\u2014conducted jointly with the Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA), the Red Cross, and Federal and State Fire Services\u2014saved an elderly man on Bashama Road, Tudun Wada, and an elderly woman on Kigo Road, Kaduna North LGA. The woman has since been reunited with her family in Kabala Costain. Heavy rainfall that began last Thursday triggered the flooding, which has devastated communities along River Kaduna and its tributaries\u2014including Kigo Road, Bashama Road, Kinkinau, Malali, Ramat Road, and Rafin Guza. Hundreds have been displaced, with many homes and properties destroyed. A temporary camp has been established at the Arc. Namadi Sambo Skills Acquisition Centre near Tudun Wada Children\u2019s Hospital, where most of the displaced\u2014including pregnant and breastfeeding women, children, and persons with disabilities\u2014are now taking shelter. NEMA has provided emergency items such as mattresses, blankets, and mosquito nets to support those affected. The Head of NEMA\u2019s Kaduna Operation Office, Malam Suleiman Mohammed, reaffirmed the agency\u2019s commitment to \u201ccoordinating resources with relevant agencies to mitigate the impact of the disaster and ensure the delivery of humanitarian support to affected persons.\u201d Further updates are expected as the emergency response continues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26943"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26951,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26943\/revisions\/26951"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}