Twelve communities mostly in Etsako Central local government area, Edo North senatorial district of Edo State have been submerged by flood as a result of torrential rain in the last few days that has resulted in the River Niger overflowing its banks.
Many of the residents have to flee because the water level in most of the communities have gone above the window level of their houses while those who managed to move around go in canoes as residents said this is the worst flood they have had seen since 2012 when they thought they had seen the worst. Churches, mosques, markets, schools have all been taken over by flood water.
Some of the communities mostly hit are Udaba-Ekphei, Anegbette, Ukpeko Orle, Ofukpo, Agbabu, Osomegbe, Udochi, Yelwa, Ake Island and Ifeku Islay.
Agricultural produce like rice, cassava, vegetables, potatoes, groundnuts and others have been completely submerged by the devastating floods. The people are calling on governments at the federal, state and local government to come to their aid before they start losing their lives due to the devastating effects of the flood.
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