The number of communities submerged by flood in Bayelsa Condition increased on Thursday together with the disaster spreading to Toru-Orua, household city of Governor Seriake Dickson in Sagbama Local Govt.Our correspondent learnt that apart from houses, the farmlands of through 700 residents in the communities inside the area experienced been taken around by floods.It was learnt that floods sacked two standard rulers in Sagbama, Chief Ekadi Aziza and the Ebidaowei of Kabowei Kingdom, Hope Torruo.
Investigations by our correspondent revealed that tutorial things to do had been suspended inside affected areas because the h2o obtained lined schools.Churches inside place have been also affected just as individuals were claimed to have abandoned parts worst hit in research of accommodation in other communities.There have been fears which the position could be fatal following the continuous rise in the river surrounding the areas.Our correspondent noticed which the normal water within the surrounding river and creeks was overflowing and surging in to the nearby communities.
Administration officials, such as the Commissioner for Enviroment, Dr. Sylvanus Abila, the best Representative of the Governor in Sagbama, Mr. Collins Cocodia, the chairman with the council amongst other individuals ended obtaining toured the affected communities. Cocodia instructed our correspondent that floods rendered masses homeless in Ebelebiri, Edagbabiri, Torufani, Ekperiwe, Tumgbo and Ebetebiri.He referred to as around the National Emergency Administration Company to help in rescuing the situation by complementing the initiatives of the administration.
He blamed the improvement on the ongoing dredging of the River Niger adding that the company responsible for that contract did a shoddy employment. He explained, “The shoddy job completed through the contractor that handled the dredging of River Niger was responsible for that flood ravaging the Bayelsa end of the region. Rather than dredging from mineral water to land, the installers dredged from water to water.”
