Flood wreaks havoc in Ebonyi, destroys houses, farmlands

Flood has wreaked havoc in Okpuitumo community in the Abakaliki Local Government Area of Ebonyi State with many many farmlands and people’s properties worth millions of naira destroyed.

A victim, Chinyere Nworie, on Friday, September 13, 2024, said her rice, yam, and cassava farms were submerged by flood.

Nworie said the incident had become a perennial experience in the area due to the nearness of Azuoto and Ebony River, linking the River Niger.

She further stated that no fewer than 96 households in the area were affected by the disaster.

She said: “This flood happened on Saturday, following Friday’s heavy downpour.

“Our farms have been taken over by the rain flood.

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“Our community has always suffered flooding every year, especially whenever it rained heavily and water overflows the Ebonyi River bank.”

Another resident, Amauche Agbo, described the incident as “unfortunate”.

The victims, therefore, appealed to the government at all levels to come to their aid with relief materials to cushion the effect of the disaster on them.

Reacting to the development, the Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Uche Oba, said the agency had commenced an assessment of the affected communities.

Oba said the incident had been a worrisome phenomenon to the Ebonyi State Government.

The Star