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Bayelsa Flood Impacted 1.3m Persons 96 Die
The Bayelsa State Emergency Management Agency, says flood has affected no fewer than 1.3million people in the state.
This is according to data released on Monday by BYSEMA in Yenogoa obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria.
The agency said no fewer than 1.3million were displaced and compelled to seek refuge in temporary camps.
“As at November 4, 96 deaths were reported with Yenagoa Local Government Area worst hit,” BYSEMA Chairman, Mr Walamam Igrubia, said.
Ibnubia added that collation of data from the field was still ongoing.
“The flood affected a number of farmlands, school buildings, health structures and other facilities. The flood also affected some 300 communities across the eight LGAs of the state.
“Preliminary reports and data available to SEMA and other agencies indicate that Bayelsa remained the most flood impacted among states in the country,” he said.
NAN reports that the agency said among the worst affected areas in the state are Biseni, Tombia-Ekpetiama, Tombia-Amassoma Road, Akenfa, Akenpai, Igbogene and Swali, all in Yenagoa Local Government Area, as well as Kaiama, Odi, Otuoke, and Ogbia communities.
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Others include, Agbere, Odoni, Bulu-Oria, Agoro and Sagbama.
NAN reports that flooding hit parts of Nigeria in the last two months.
Some of the other affected states are Kogi, Benue, Ebonyi, Anambra, Bauchi, Gombe, Kano, Jigawa, Zamfara, Kebbi, Sokoto, Imo, Abia, Edo, Delta, Kogi Plateau and parts of Abuja.
The National Emergency Management Agency has said about 2.5 million persons are affected and over 603 persons killed by the flooding in the country.
NAN
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Popular American Actor, Joe Marinelli Dies Of Stomach Cancer
Joe Marinelli, popular American actor, known for his roles in ‘The Morning Show’ and other television series, is dead.
Joe Marinelli reportedly died last Sunday at age 68 after a long battle with throat and stomach cancer.
The actor’s wife, Jean Marinelli, confirmed his passage to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Reacting to his death, the actor’s colleague, Mark Duplass who worked with the deceased on ‘The Morning Show’, said.
“We have lost a great one. Joe Marinelli lived in the rare air.
“He was a generous performer, beautiful human, wide-eyed positivist. I will miss him dearly. I will try to live my life a bit more like his. We all should”.
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Judge In Maradona Negligence Case Resigns Amid Scandal
The Argentine judge who caused the collapse of a trial over the 2020 death of football legend Diego Maradona has resigned, her lawyer said Tuesday.
Julieta Makintach’s involvement in a clandestine documentary about the trial of Maradona’s medical team led to the proceedings being scrapped in May after two months of hearings.
No date has yet been set for a new trial.
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“I have the honor of addressing you in my capacity as judge (…)in order to submit my resignation from my position,” Makintach wrote in a letter to the governor of Buenos Aires that was shared by her lawyer.
Makintach was facing impeachment proceedings over her participation in the documentary about the case against seven medical staff accused of manslaughter over Maradona’s death.
Maradona — considered one of the world’s greatest ever players — died in November 2020 at the age of 60 while recovering from brain surgery.
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He died of heart failure and acute pulmonary edema — a condition where fluid accumulates in the lungs — two weeks after going under the knife.
Prosecutor say the conditions of his home convalescence were grossly negligent.
Makintach was one of three judges hearing the case.
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Netanyahu Vows To Thwart ‘Any Attempt’ By Iran To Rebuild Nuclear Programme
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Tuesday to crush any attempt by Iran to rebuild its nuclear programme in a national address to the country after 12 days of war.
“Iran will not have a nuclear weapon,” Netanyahu said after a ceasefire put a halt to airstrikes by the two countries against each other.
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“We have thwarted Iran’s nuclear project. And if anyone in Iran tries to rebuild it, we will act with the same determination, with the same intensity, to foil any attempt,” he added.
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