He said no fewer than 42 communities, 8,000 houses and 35,150 were affected by the flood. Also in Anambra State, Okechukwu Osadebe, the 18-year-old son of the late highlife maestro, Chief Stephen Osadebe, has lost his life in a flood disaster in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. The death of Osadebe brings to four, the number of lives so far lost to flood disaster in Anambra in the last one week. In Bayelsa State, Governor Seriake Dickson has sought the collaboration of the Nigerian Air Force to undertake emergency evacuation of flood victims, as many communities have been submerged by flood in the state. The governor said Bayelsa State was one of the worst hit in the country, in view of the fact that the entire state is now below sea level.

Source: Punch September 30, 2018 04:18 UTC