JUST-IN: Flood Takes Over 25 Communities in Edo State
No fewer than 25 communities along the bank of the River Niger have been submerged by flood in Edo State consequent the release of water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon.
The affected local government areas on the bank of the River Niger contain Etsako East, Etsako Central and Esan South East.
Speaking with journalists, Desk Officer, Esan South East local government council on Relief Materials and Distribution, Ojimah Christopher, revealed 25 communities were submerged by the flood.
Ojimah, who is also the Local Government Secretary, Emergency Committee, stated the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp in the local government area has already been filled by displaced persons as a result of the incident.
According to him, there were some communities, especially Ifeku, that have been entirely submerged and people’s property and livestock prevailed away.
A resident of the affected area, John Odaku, reported their farmlands, where yam, cassava, groundnut and others were cultivated, have been submerged by flood while farm fabricate already harvested were gained away.
He disclosed they could not take their belongings due to the raising level of the water, which, according to him, was more than that of last year.
“We couldn’t salvage our crops and farm construct and livestock as they were triumphed away by the disrupting flood,” he stated.
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He assembled on the State and Federal Governments to come to their aid, noting that the local government council had been shouldering their responsibility.
Meanwhile, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has accused the affected people to relocate to IDP camps to avoid casualties.
Speaking on the development, the Head, NEMA Benin OperationS office, Dahiru Yusuf, reported the agency has been monitoring the flood situation in collaboration with state and local governments and other stakeholders.
“Three local governments of Esan South-East, Etsako East and Etsako Central. Some communities are displaced already,” Yusuf said.
He disclosed they had visited all the flood-prone local government areas to interpret their level of preparedness, noting that most of the IDP camps in the profuse local government areas of the State were ready.
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Published 10/21/2024