Thousands of residents in several parts of Makurdi the Benue state capital have been submerged and property worth millions of naira destroyed following a heavy rainfall which started early hours of Monday.
The torrential downpour which was accompanied by heavy wind is said to have left many part of the Makurdi metropolis and caused damage to several buildings, property and farmlands in the state capital.
The rain which started at around 1am lasted till about 2pm Monday, submerging most of the drainage channels in some of the affected communities in the town.
Among the areas affected where the popular Wurukum market, Idye village, Gyado Villa, Achusa, Wadata Rice Mill, Welfare Quarters, Agba village, Kutcha Utebe, Genabe village and Apaa Batur community.
At the rice Mill in Wadata area of the state capital, Madam Rebbeca said that the flood has destroyed some of their house items.
“You can see how we have evacuated our property out as a result of the flood, the problem is where we are going to lay our heads tonight,” she lamented.
Mr Sunday, who is a civil servant said that the heavy downpour has rendered his family homeless and appealed to the state government to come to their aids.
“There was nothing we could do, we were helpless and have no way to run to, I have sent my family to take refuge in my brother’s house at a safer place.”
Effort to reach the Commissioner for Water Resources and Environment, Dondo Ahire was unsuccessful.
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