At least four persons were feared dead, while many sustained varying
degrees of injuries, following the flooding that swept through some
communities in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State.
Similarly, several hectares of farmland were completely submerged,
even as tons of farm products harvested by farmers, were equally lost to
the flood.
Vanguard investigations revealed that already, scores of
families, mainly farmers, have relocated to safer grounds, while some
others remained trapped in the flooded communities at the time of going
to press.
One of the villagers told Vanguard yesterday: “The use of canoe is now the only means of getting to their homes.”
“Many people, who could safely climb trees, did so, when they noticed
that the flood had not only swept across the exit routes, but also
growing dangerously with time.”
While saying that many were still trapped in the flood areas, the
villager also bemoaned the huge losses recorded by the people since the
deluge started.
Confirming the ugly situation during an interview, an official of the
National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Mr. Quintus Oramalu, said
at the last count, over 60 houses had been submerged by flood.
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