C/River commends NIMASA for donating relief materials to flood victims

The Cross-River State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has commended the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the National Emergency Management Agency for donating relief materials to flood victims at different occasions.

The Director General of SEMA, Mr Princewill Ayim, who gave the commendation, on Wednesday in Calabar said flood destroyed 4,370 houses and displaced over 51,000 people in 212 communities between July and September in the state.

Ayim said some of the victims abandoned their homes for safety, as the incident had brought untold hardship on them.

According to him, some of the affected local government areas to include Boki, Etung, Biase, Calabar South, Calabar Municipal, Ogoja among others.

He said some agencies intervened by providing relief materials to the affected victims across the state to ameliorate their plight.

He also disclosed that 19 cases of fire outbreaks were recorded in the state within the period under review, adding that property worth millions of Naira were destroyed in the incident.

“Between July to September, flood destroyed 4,370 houses and displaced over 51,000 people in 212 communities in Cross River. Some of the victims built their houses along the water channel and so they could not escape the flooding.

“Others had poor drainage systems around their locality while some of them were dumping their refuse inside the drains, making it difficult for water to flow freely.