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Cross River flood victims receive FG’s aid

By Tina Agosi Todo, Calabar
04 November 2022   |   4:09 am
Presenting the items to the Director General (DG) of Cross River State Emergency Management Agency, Mr. Princewill Ayim, the DG of NEMA, Mr. Mustapha Ahmed, said the Federal Government felt the pains of the people affected by the flood.

A tanker truck falls across the East-West highway severed by flooding, bringing to a halt the movement of vehicles and economic activities, in Niger delta region of Ahoada, Rivers State, southern Nigeria, on October 21, 2022. – More than 600 people are now known to have perished in the worst floods in a decade in Nigeria, according to a new toll released on October 20. The disaster had also forced more than 1.3 million from their homes, said a statement by Nigeria’s ministry of humanitarian affairs, released on Twitter. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP)

Victims of the flood disasters in Cross River have received food and other items from the Federal Government.

The Federal Government, through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), gave the donation to the victims, yesterday, in Calabar.

Presenting the items to the Director General (DG) of Cross River State Emergency Management Agency, Mr. Princewill Ayim, the DG of NEMA, Mr. Mustapha Ahmed, said the Federal Government felt the pains of the people affected by the flood.

Ahmed, who was represented by the Director, of Disaster Risk Reduction, Dr. Daniel Obot, noted that the flood had rendered most families across the country homeless.

“To achieve flood reduction, we need to have a better understanding of flood disaster risk, by looking deeply into previous flood disasters.

“We need to strengthen the state emergency management agency and establish local government emergency management committees to manage disaster risk.

“We must take full advantage of early warning alerts from the hydro-meteorological services agency and the NEMA,” he said.

Ayim said 97 communities in 14 councils and 39,000 persons were affected by flood in the state.

While commending Federal Government for the donation, he said the flood disaster was caused by climate change.

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