ANXIETY IN EDO – COMMUNITIES SUBMERGED.
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BY: JOSEPH
Not less than 30,000 persons have lost their place of abode due to the
result of flood thatinundated 42 communities in Esan South East Local
Government Area of Edo state.
Over 8,000 houses and thousands of hectares of farmland have been
affected by the overflow.
The communities and farmland that are close to the bank of River
Niger, and their crops, such as rice, were washed away by the flood.
Mr. Victor Emuankhagbon, the council chairman, in a sorrowful state
called for urgent help for the victims.
He said because of the massive destruction caused by the flood, there
was little or nothing the council could do.
As he emphasized that no fewer than 30,000 persons were displaced by
the overflow, he said a temporary camp was set up to accommodate the
displaced.
“It is huge natural disaster which mainly affected Ifeku Island and
Illushi mainland. The destruction is such that I cannot quantify the
loss.
“I am appealing to all relevant government agencies, as well as the
state and Federal government, to come to the aid of the victims.
“The disaster is mind boggling. Homes are submerged, some destroyed,
farmlands and crops washed away. People don’t have homes to sleep in,
no dry land to even cook their meals.
“We are in the process of evacuating them to safer locations. But the
job is obviously beyond us; hence we are calling on both the state and
federal governments to come to our aid without delay,”
Emuankhagbon listed some of the affected communities to include:
Illushi Oji, Oji Ozigono, Oji Awenje, Ajobe, Ajabutu, Owoli, Iyegbi
and Ukpodo. He pointed that four wards out of the ten wards in the
council, were affected by the disaster.
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