Ravaging flood across Delta State has sacked 63 communities, and destroyed 43 houses in the past one month.

Flood Destroys 43 Houses And Sacks 63 Communities In Delta State
The affected communities, investigation disclosed, are within Koko, Warri North, Araya, Isoko South Local Government Area, Agbarhor Ughelli North, and some part of Jesse and Oghara communities.

In the last three weeks in Delta State, torrential rainfalls have constituted flood menace in many communities in the state, and had sacked its residents, destroying their houses in the process. Investigation revealed that the affected communities also had crops in their farm lands damaged with deep cuts in various parts

Mr. Justus Okwogba Araya, community President who spoke to DAILY POST, stated: “we need the state government’s intervention. We have nowhere to go, our crops destroyed, houses destroyed including our roads”.
But the state government, through the Commissioner for Environment, Mr. John Nani remarked that the dredging of Nana creek would not only address the flood menace, but also improve water transportation in the area as well as enhance the economic well being of the people.

He stated, “the state government is committed to adopting proactive measures to tackle the menace some of the communities are currently faced with the challenges are sad, but will open up the blocked drainage in the affected areas, it is unfortunate that houses were destroyed, and residents of the affected areas sacked, we will relocate them to befitting areas, and step up proactive measures.”

The commissioner expressed optimism that problems associated with flooding in the area would be over after the dredging exercise.

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The state government should do something about this ASAP.