The immediate intervention of government at all levels in Rivers State is urgently needed to salvage the people of Degema community in the Degema Local Government Area of the state from perennial flood.
The devastating flood occasioned by the incessant heavy rainfall has submerged homes, destroyed farm produces, even as the residents lament over its hazardous effect on the health of their children.
Following their inability the leave their homes in search of daily bread, the natives also begged for relief materials to salvage them from hunger.
As the flood persists, they also requested mosquito nets for their children to keep them safe.
In his save our soul message to the government, Mr Nelson Tekena appealed for “urgent government intervention as devastating floods destroy homes, farmlands, and paralyze local economies.
“The cries for help follow recent persistent heavy downpours that submerged some houses in Degema town, destroyed houses, leaving residents displaced.
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“I am calling on the chairman of Degema Local Government Area, Michael John Williams, for urgent attention.
“The Degema Local Government 10th legislative assembly and the political leader of Degema Ward 12, Rt Hon Sweiyi Moses, leaders of the state and federal government to intervene quickly.
“The affected villagers has expressed deep fraustration, nothing that they have been abandoned to watch helplessly as their livelihoods drown because they lack the financial resources to relocate without structured government assistance.”
