Flood ejects Akwa Ibom community......SEE PHOTO

Firstclass newsline learnt that more than 20 houses in Afaha Ikot Eyo
Edo in Esit Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom have been
destroyed by rainstorm.
The village head of Afaha Ikot Eyo Edo, Chief Samuel Ikene, said this
during a press conference on Tuesday. He stated that the flood had
rendered over 1,000 people homeless in the community.
"Since the rainstorm started on Sunday, flood has ravaged the
community and people have been rendered homeless. Some people moved
their belongings to neighbouring. We don't have a place to sleep and
even clothes to wear," he said.
Ikene said the flood, caused by persistent rainfall, also destroyed
property worth millions of naira.
The community, he added, had suffered considerable losses from the
effect of flooding.
He attributed the flood to the lack of good drainage in the area and
asked government to help to stem the tide in the area.
He called on the state government and other relevant stakeholders to
come to their aid, noting that their farmlands had also been
destroyed.
A resident of the community, Mr. Atang Friday, stated that the flood
rose above windows level.
He asked the government to provide relief materials to cushion the
effect on the community.