Nsukka residents groan as floods sack them from their homes

Nsukka residents groan as floods sack them from their homes

Floods have continued to destroy everything in its sight in Nsukka town, Nsukka local government area of Enugu state as residents groan over the devastating effects of days of downpour.

According to Felix Eze, a resident who lives in the area, members of his family have slept outside their home for two days. He also blamed the flooding on a lack of channelisation and bad road construction.

“Our government seems not to be giving us attention. When the rain started this year, we, on our own, organised and cleared all our gutters, but, surprisingly, look at what we are seeing here.

“We don’t know what the state Ministry of Works is doing in Nsukka. I believe the problem must have emanated from wrong channeling of rain water.”

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Caroline Eke, another victim who resides at Onuiyi Junction said her family had to move from their abode to another location because of the flood.

“Initially, when the road was been constructed, we raised the alarm that channeling of the flood was not properly done but nobody listened. Today, look at the situation; flood has sacked all of us here.

“Another big problem we have in Nsukka is that our people dump refuse inside the drainages thereby blocking free flow of water. Government should start arresting people who block free flow of water and also, help channel the water to the river.”