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November 7, 2019
Over three thousand houses in Etsako Central LocalGovernment Area of Edo state were submerged by flood, following River-Nigerflood due to the release of water from Lagdo dam in Cameroon.
It was also reported that hectares of farmlands withcash crops and property worth millions of naira were also destroyed. Thecommunities affected are; Anegbette, Udaba, Osomegbe, Ugochi, Ofukpo, Agbaburu,Uzanu and Ifeko.
Some of the victims blamed the flood on the surge ofRiver Niger. One of the victims, Sunny Emokpa expressed shock over theincident, saying that the entire communities were now flooded.
Another victim, Sunny Eshemoboh said he lost hisentire property to the flood.
The Vice Chairman of the Local Government Ambrose Akhigbe,said the council had commenced the clean-up of the Federal Government’sresettlement camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Oghomere with the aim ofrelocating the flood victims to the area.