Flood renders many homeless in Delta state

A ravaging flood has submerged parts of Isoko north, Isoko south and Patani local government areas of Delta state, rendering several hundreds of people homeless, destroyed farmlands as a result of unabated rain and the obstruction of drain

The flood has also wrecked havoc on residents in Owhelogbo, Otor-Igho, Aradhe, and Iyede communities all in Isoko north local government council caused by the heavy downpour of three consecutive days.

Reports say  the effects have led to the rendering of hundreds of persons homeless with property worth millions of naira and farmlands destroyed.

Some of the residents whose houses were submerged by flood within Ozoro while counting their losses said, that the reason why the floods submerged some parts of the community whenever it rains is as a result of drainages and water channels that have been blocked in the community.