Residents of five riverine communities in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State including Torukubuagbene, Awanba, Koropigbene, Itagbene, Asigborodo and adjourning clans lament as they have all been overrun by torrential water.
The Councillor representing Ogbinbiri Ward 18 in Asigborodo Community, Mr Kenren Pere, while speaking with journalists in Warri on Monday stated that the incident began over a week ago, noting that the situation became worse on Friday.
“Though, rain has been falling before, but we have not had it so bad like this,” he stated.
According to him, residents can no longer go about their normal daily activities to feed, “so there is hunger in the affected communities”.
Pere pleaded that the Government should, as a matter of urgency, send relief materials including food items to the people to alleviate their suffering.
“Many valuables including local boats, clothes, food items, and other means of livelihood have been destroyed by the unfortunate occurrence.
“Lives are at stake; people can no longer go about their normal daily activities to feed, so there is hunger in the affected communities.”
When contacted, the Chairman of Warri North Local Government Area, Mr Smart Asekutu, did not return his calls.
Meanwhile, Mr Daniel Okpor, Director, Administration and Finance, Delta Emergency Management Agency said that the agency was not aware of the development.
Okpor, however, requested for video clips of the incident to aid their findings and response.
“Was the incident a result of flood or rainfall? We believe more in video than in photographs. In the absence of video, you can send me photographs,” he requested.
