A part of the community affected by flooding
Residents of Efut Efio-Ene in the Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State have called for government intervention to salvage the area from devastating flood.
The community linked the flooding to the open water drainage channel directed into the area from various drains in the Calabar metropolis, noting that the development has resulted in persistent flooding of residential compounds and access roads, while structurally weakening and damaging buildings, destroying properties and killing residents.
Speaking on Tuesday in Calabar, Clan Head of Efut Efio-Ene community, His Royal Highness, Muri Ekong Umo Ekpo 2, lamented that the flooding has caused the destruction of household properties and personal belongings, increased health risks arising from stagnant and contaminated floodwater, as well as disruption to transportation and movement within the community.
He said, “We are facing lot of problems in this community because of flooding. This is because the whole water channelled throughout the whole Calabar and environs come directly to our area and the government have never done anything about it. And this flood now destroy houses, properties and contaminate our drinking water and increase health risks.”
