Two dead, 261 hectares of farmlands washed away in Ebonyi flood

The Ebonyi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) said on Tuesday two persons have died in the flood that ravaged the state.

The agency’s Executive Secretary, Mr. Clement Ovuoba, disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday in Abakaliki.

Ovuoba said an expectant mother, Mrs. Ozoemena Ugbega, and a young man died in the flood.

He said: “The flood also affected 12 schools, six houses, and 45 shops at the Abakaliki Building Material Market.

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“The incident affected 173 persons from Ikwo, Izzi, Abakaliki, and Afikpo Local Government Areas of the state.”

The SEMA chief also revealed that 261 hectares of farmlands were destroyed in the disaster.

“These LGAs are the flood-prone areas predicted by NITME and NEMA,” he added.

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