Flooding: United Nations Concerned About 40,000 Persons Displaced In Borno - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 16, 2019
The United Nations Office forCoordination of Humanitarian Affairs has expressed concern over the situationsof about 40 thousand displaced persons affected by flood in Rann, KalabalgeLocal Government Area of Borno state.
United Nations office in a statementin Maiduguri, said the affected persons including women and children lackedaccess to food and basic services due to floods which submerged Rann,Kala-balge Local Government Area headquarters, and its environs on November 7.
It also attributed the flood to therelease of excess water from Kaalia River, neighbouring Cameroon, in thestatement signed by its Head of Communication Eve Sabbagh.
It said that the flood damaged anestimated 4 thousand hectares of farmlands and destroyed crops, whichInternally Displaced Persons in Rann mainly depended on for food.
The UN agency lamented that the areawas difficult to access for humanitarian assistance due to the high level ofinsecurity and dilapidated road.