Residents of Aika and Abala-Oshimili, coastal communities in Ndokwa
East Local Government Area, Delta State are presently fleeing the communities
following the flood that has submerged their houses
Imirror gathered that farmlands and farm produce have also been destroyed by the flood
which started on Monday as the River Niger overflowed its banks. An indigene of
Aika community, Mr. David Olisa who spoke to Vanguard on the development, said:
“The flood has rounded up the communities and people are moving the places to
move their relatives out of the villages before the situation gets out of
control. “People are going through Asaba to chatter speed boats from Atani in
Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State to Aika and then take their
relatives back to Atani before going back to Asaba. “The water current is very
high and with the way it’s is going, things will get worse in the next few
days.” Reacting to the development, another indigene, Mr. Daniel Ogiriki
expressed fears that more communities in the council area are likely to be
affected in a matter of days. While calling on the state government to come to
the aid of the victims, he stressed the need for other communities along the
Niger to be alerted with no further delay.
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