It was gathered that apart from the heavy rainfall, the release of water in phases from the Ladong Dam in Cameroon had forced an overflow of the Orashi River, a development that had rendered thousands homeless within the past three days.
An indigene of Akinima community, who identified himself as Abraham, explained that his community was the worst hit as the flood had rendered over 1,000 people homeless.
Abraham explained that over 50 building have been submerged while their farms have also been destroyed by the flood.
He called for an immediate intervention by government to save them from their current woes.
According to him, “About 50 buildings have been affected in Akinima. So far, not less than 1,000 people have been displaced in Akinima community. Our farms have been destroyed and crops washed away by the flood. We need an urgent intervention from the government.”
Speaking in the natural disaster, a former Chairman of Ahoada West Local Government Area, Mr. Ikechukwu Obusu, said the people were facing tough times as a result of the recent development in three communities in the area.
Obusu explained that the flood was severe in the communities that people abandoned their homes to save their lives, adding that the immediate need of the displaced persons are camps to stay and food to eat.
