Our lives are in danger’ – Owerri residents lament as flood takes over homes 

Residents of Umuguma Federal Housing Estate successful Owerri West LGA Imo State person cried retired to the State Government and different applicable authorities arsenic flood takes implicit their homes.

The residents are appealing for contiguous remedial measures from the Government to incorporate the devastating effects of the flood which has submerged roads and residential houses wrong the estate.

They besides urged authorities to transportation retired urgent roadworthy reconstruction and improved drainage to extremity the flood incidental and concern stagnation.

The flooding, according to residents, occurred pursuing a two-day dense rainfall which near respective residential houses submerged, hampering vehicular question and forcing concern owners to fastener up their shops.

A resident, Chiamaka Enyinnaya, who spoke with our correspondent, stated that the flood took implicit sections of the road, forcing commuters to wade done h2o portion struggling to navigate the covered roads.

She said that flooding successful the country has go a recurring decimal each rainy play and posed
a large situation to radical arsenic businesses and different societal activities are being disrupted daily.

Another resident, Anayo Ikechi, a store owner, attributed the persistent flooding to deteriorating quality of roadworthy infrastructure and inadequate drainage systems, saying the concern has worsened implicit the years contempt re...