By Emma Una
CALABAR — Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has extended financial assistance to victims of last week’s devastating flood disaster in Calabar and its environs.
The torrential rainfall, which lasted for several days, triggered landslides and severe flooding that claimed lives and destroyed property worth millions of naira.
The governor said the intervention was a demonstration of the state government’s commitment to supporting victims of the disaster, providing relief and helping to reduce the hardship caused by the tragedy.
Among the beneficiaries were Mr. Kingsley Etim, who lost his four children in the landslide at Ikot Anwatim; Miss Sunday Jennifer, whose father died while attempting to rescue the children after floodwaters swept through their home; and Mrs. Chinonso Dominic, who lost her one-month-old baby to floodwaters at Elijah Henshaw Street, Calabar South.
