Devastating floods have continued to ravage Niger Delta communities, sweeping pythons and other reptiles into the areas – a development which has heightened panic among residents. Residents now scamper for safety for fear of being killed, Vanguard was told. The ravaging flood which has cut off parts of the East-West Road has continued to wreak havoc in communities along the bank of the River Niger. The flood had swept away at least eight residents as well as destroyed crops and houses worth millions of naira in the state.
Devastating floods have continued to ravage Niger Delta communities, sweeping pythons and other reptiles into the areas – a development which has heightened panic among residents.The ravaging flood which has cut off parts of the East-West Road has continued to wreak havoc in communities along the bank of the River Niger.
The Director General of the State Bureau of Orientation, Mr Eugene Uzum, who disclosed this while giving an update of the flood situation in Asaba, yesterday, lamented that trucks laden with relief materials meant for victims in ravaged communities have been trapped by the ravaging flood. He said 4,755 persons including men, women, children, lactating mothers, pregnant women and persons with disabilities, had so far been registered at the camps across the state, lamenting that 19 out of the 25 local government areas were affected by the flood.
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