Delta flood victims get succour
Occupants of three IDP camps in Asaba, Delta State, who are victims of the floods ravaging several communities in the state got some succour as Solace For She And Child Care Initiative, a Non Governmental Organisation supported by Ladycare sanitary pads, Sankin Nigeria Limited and other donors brought relief materials to them.
Proffer solution to perennial flooding, Uzere people beg govt
THE people of Uzere community, Isoko South Local Government Area, Delta State have appealed to government at all levels and relevant agencies to proffer lasting solutions to the danger posed by the problem of perennial flooding bedevilling the community.
Flood : Come to our aid, Okowa begs FG, private sector
DELTA State governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, yesterday, appealed to the Federal Government and the organised private sector to assist flood victims in the state with relief materials.
Flood: Obiano’s wife comes face to face with inadequacies in IDP camps
AWKA- THIS year’s flood disaster ravaging many communities in parts of the country had forced most of the affected families to move into Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, camps prepared by the state governments.
Bayelsa govt promises to assist flood ravaged communities
Bayelsa State Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Ebipate Apaingolo, has assured flood ravaged communities of government’s assistance.
Stranded Delta flood victims create 10 private IDP camps
Asaba—The ravaging impact of the flooding in Delta have caused the victims, who could not access any of the 12 government-established internally-displaced persons, IDPs, camps, to create 10 new camps for themselves.
Residents of flooded Bayelsa communities row canoe to enter homes
YENAGOA- EMBATTLED residents of communities still submerged by flood in Bayelsa State currently use hand-propelled canoes to go into their houses and perform household tasks.
FLOOD: 70% of Bayelsa communities under water, Dickson cries out
Flood has continued to ravage Bayelsa and Delta states with Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State raising the alarm that over 70 per cent of communities in the state have been submerged by raging flood.
FLOOD: Okowa visits IDP camps
DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa yesterday continued with his regular visit to holding camps where those displaced by flood are housed.
Anambra govt. grapples with needs of flood victims – Official
Anambra State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) says the government is grappling with the food and non-food needs of more than 12, 000 flood victims in the internally displaced camps in the state.
‘We experience this on yearly basis but this year’s episode is overwhelming!’
The Mbamili Diocese of the Anglican Church says it lost 45 of its churches to the flood, including the Cathedral Church of St. Michael in the area. Bishop of the Diocese, Rt. Rev Henry Okeke, said most of his parish priests have been forced to relocate to safe areas, with some going to their villages. The Bishop’s official residence and his offices have also been submerged.
