SEMA sensitises Anambra communities to heavy rainfall, flooding

The Anambra State Emergency Management Agency, the International Organisation for Migration and other agencies have embarked on early warnings and sensitisation visits to flood-prone communities in the state.

The sensitisation visits as organised by SEMA were carried out in flood-prone communities of Ayamelum, Awka North, Anambra East, Anambra West, Ogbaru and Ihiala local government areas.

Speaking during the exercise on Saturday, the Executive Secretary, SEMA, Mr Paul Odenigbo, urged affected communities to prepare as this year’s flood would be slightly above normal as predicted by the Nigeria Meteorological Agency and Nigeria Hydrological Agency.

Odenigbo explained that the essence of the early sensitisation and warning visits was to make sure residents and communities were not caught unawares.

Also speaking, the Zonal Coordinator of NEMA, South East Zone, Mrs Ngozi Echeazu, represented by Mr Kingsley Okolo, called on town planning authorities of the council areas visited to ensure that people abide by all the flood precautionary measures when building houses.

The chairman of Anambra West Local Government Area, Mr Felix Ikeji, commended the delegation for their timely sensitisation and promised to ensure that the message of early flood preparation gets to the grassroots.

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