Rampant flooding in Delta State has forced the evacuation of five communities in the Warri North Local Government Area.
The affected communities are Torukubuagbene, Awanba, Koropigbene, Itagbene, Asigborodo, and neighboring areas.
Mr. Kenren Pere, the Councillor representing Ogbinbiri ward 18 in the Asigborodo Community, informed reporters about this development on Monday in Warri.
He explained that the situation began over a week ago and worsened on Friday.
Pere urgently appealed to the state government for intervention, emphasizing that the lives of his constituents are in jeopardy.
He said, “I cannot attribute the course to flooding or the heavy torrential downpour that has been happening in recent time, though, rain has been falling before, but we have not had it so bad like this.
“Many valuables including local boats, clothes, food items, and other means of livelihood have been destroyed by the unfortunate occurrence.
“Lives are at stake, people can no longer go about their normal daily activities to feed, so there is hunger in the affected communities.
“The overflow started more than a week ago, but the situation became worse three days ago, leaving my people in fear,” he said.
Pere also appealed to the state government to send relief materials including food items to the people “to alleviate their suffering.”
The Director, Administration and Finance, Delta Emergency Management Agency, Daniel Okpor said the agency was not aware of the development.
Okpor, however, requested for video clips of the incident to aid their findings and response.
“Was the incident a result of flood or rainfall? We believe more on video than photographs. In the absence of video, you can send me photographs,” he requested.
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