TWO DROWNED IN DAMATURU EARLY MORNING DOWNPOUR. (PHOTOS).
TWO DROWNED IN DAMATURU EARLY MORNING DOWNPOUR The Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has confirmed that two people drowned in Damaturu, the state capital, following an early morning downpour. The victims have been identified as 38-year-old Isa Haruna and 18-year-old Abba Kyari. According to SEMA, the tragic incidents occurred in the Malam Matari and Pompomari areas of Damaturu. The agency said its Search and Rescue Team, working in collaboration with the Yobe State Fire Service, responded promptly after receiving distress alerts. However, upon arrival at the affected locations, rescue officials found that both victims had already died. Their remains were evacuated and transported to the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Yobe State Specialist Hospital, Damaturu. SEMA has urged residents, particularly those living in flood-prone communities, to exercise caution during heavy rainfall and to avoid attempting to cross flooded roads or drainage channels. More photos below.
Award wining Hollywood actress Meryl Streep who is in Berlin heading up her first international film jury,made the comment yesterday thursday at a news conference when she was asked if she was familiar with world cinema,particularly films from Africa and the Middle East?,she said she had recently seen the Jordanian film ''Theeb'',about a Bedouin by on a hazardous mission in the desert and also ''Timbuktu'',about Islamist militants taking over the fabled Malian city.''The thing that i noticed is that there is a core of humanity that travels right through every culture.And after all,we're all Berliners;we're all Africans really''.This her statement is causing uproar among the whites,what do you think about her statement?.More photos below. 
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