Rivers State Government has distributed relief materials to people affected by floods in the Orashi region and other local government areas.
Communities in the Orashi region including Abual odual, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni, Ahoada West, and Ahoada East Local Government Areas of the state have been displaced by floods with the roads, farmlands, houses, and business areas covered with water.
Also, some communities in Oyigbo Local Government, like Umuodina, Umobiri, Umuokwito, Umuokobo, and Umuwari, are experiencing flooding.
Some residents in Rumuekini in Obio-Akpor, Eneka, and Rukpoku were also affected by floods.
Rivers State Flood Prevention and Management Committee, set up by the State government and chaired by the Deputy Governor, Prof. Ngozi Odu, confirmed that the committee has moved into the affected communities, distributing relief materials such as mattresses, wrappers, yam, noodles, rice, Garri…
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