Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, on Tuesday continued his tour of areas ravaged by flood in the state.
The governor visited Onitsha and moved to Umueze Anam, with a team of government officials, to ensure the evacuation of people stranded in flood-hit communities.
The state government had swiftly responded to the flood disaster by evacuating affected persons from their communities to rehabilitation camps.
Also, efforts are being made to feed the displaced persons and provide them with water, mosquito nets and other relief materials.
Schools in the affected areas have also been shut.
Obi had on Monday abandoned the Independence Anniversary parade in the state capital, Awka, and headed for Ogbaru Local Government Area, where some communities were badly hit by the flood.
As at Monday, four camps had been established in Anambra West for displaced persons in the state and neighbouring Kogi State, according to information released by the state government on Tuesday.
The camps are Umuoba Unity Primary School, with 175 persons; Umuleri General Hospital, with 300 persons; Bishop Crowther Primary School, with 200 persons; while St. Joseph’s Secondary School has yet to be occupied.
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