No fewer than 100 houses were at the weekend submerged in different
parts of Imo State, following torrential rainfall that lasted for two
days, pulling two houses down and property worth several millions of
naira destroyed.
The premises of Bishop’s Court of the Anglican Diocese of Egbu,
Owerri North, were flooded at window level, leaving office furniture,
computer hardwares and other property destroyed.
Chaplain of the bishop, Rev. Progress Okoroafor, said bishop of the
diocese, the Rt. Rev. Geoffrey Okoroafor, attributed the sad incident to
poor channeling of water ways, disclosing that the area was prone to
flooding due to erection of buildings along the water channels.
At Umuezeata, near Ekeata, Ikeduru Local Council, two houses were
also felled after flood submerged them, while several others had their
property floating away on top of floodwaters, leaving the residents
homeless.Also, in Oboama, Ezinihitte Local Council, flood destroyed
various property, rendering the roads in the community and adjoining
areas impassable.
The Guardian gathered that the recent flood was the worst so far
witnessed by the people, even as the victims appealed to the state
government and philanthropic individuals to assist them.
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