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A three-year-old girl and five other persons reportedly drowned in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State as floods ravaged the state.
Meanwhile. getting to Asaba, the Delta State capital, from other parts of the state has become a herculean task for residents and workers as the ever-busy Ugbolu/Illah Road, Oshimili North Local Government Area has been taken over by flood.
The people can only access the state capital using boats to cross the flooded portions.
On the Rivers flood, Mr Obed Douglas said the girl drowned at Okwuzi community in Egbema area of ONELGA while one of the victims died at Omoku.
He said four of the incidences were reported in different communities in Ndoni area, calling on the government for urgent attention to rescue some residents still managing within the affected communities.
The leader of Egbema Voice of Freedom, Mr Evaristus Nicholas, expressed regrets that the people of Egbema have been cut off from other parts of Rivers State.
Nicholas said the N1 billion raised by Governor Nyesom Wike to take care of flood victims in the state was not enough, adding that more communities have been taken over by the flood.
He said: “There is no road for the people to come out. Egbema is cut off. The whole communities in Egbema are flooded. There is no home for people again. There is no plan for the people.
He said four of the incidences were reported in different communities in Ndoni area, calling on the government for urgent attention to rescue some residents still managing within the affected communities.
The leader of Egbema Voice of Freedom, Mr Evaristus Nicholas, expressed regrets that the people of Egbema have been cut off from other parts of Rivers State.
Nicholas said the N1 billion raised by Governor Nyesom Wike to take care of flood victims in the state was not enough, adding that more communities have been taken over by the flood.
He said: “There is no road for the people to come out. Egbema is cut off. The whole communities in Egbema are flooded. There is no home for people again. There is no plan for the people.
“Government is not doing enough to save the people. Nigeria is not doing enough to save the people. It is unfortunate. SEMA is not working, but what we have is a task force to take care of the N1 billion for the affected communities.”
Meanwhile, John Ejoma, from Ndoni community, said the people who have been sacked by the flood are stranded on the roads, adding that they are jostling for shelter.
Ejoma said: “The flood has affected us badly. The whole place is flooded. Our houses have been submerged. People have packed out of their houses looking for where to keep their property.
“We are calling on the government to please come and help us get where we will hide our heads first before we talk of other things.”
