Flooding: Residents Of SARS Link Road Count Losses

Some residents of SARS link road in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State are counting their losses following the destruction of houses and shops by flood.
Recalled that the road linking SARS headquarters, Rukpokwu, to the new Airport road, Rumuagholu, has been cut off by flood for the past three months.
Investigation by The Tide revealed that, most of the residents, especially those at the Rumuagholu section of the road have abandoned their houses.
The Tide also learnt that motorists plying the road are having difficult time wading through as the water level has continued to rise.
Some residents who spoke to The Tide on the incident, put their losses at millions of naira.
They called on the government to come to their aid as they have no place to stay. A resident, Mr. Dennis Obodohua said, the flood has rendered him homeless, adding that he has no where to lay his head.
Obodohua also said many people have already evacuated from the area, and described the incident this year as the worst.
Also speaking, Mrs Blessing Sunday, said she has lost her shops to the incident, and urged for government support.
Also speaking Mrs Favour Amadi said her family has moved out of the area because of the incident.
Mrs. Amadi stressed the need for the government to construct a drainage that would channel the water out of the area.
Meanwhile, a civil Engineers in Rivers State, Engr. Prince Enyindah has blamed the incessant flooding in Rivers State and other parts of the Niger Delta on climate change.
Enyindah said the melting of the Ozone layer has increased the water body thereby leading to massive flooding across the world.
He stressed the need for the construction of embankments and shore protections in the riverine communities, while massive desilting of drainages should be carried out in cities.
Enyindah also called for laws to punish those building on water right of ways.
Also speaking, an activist, Mr Frank Eneawaji Oywononu, urged for the desilting of gutters and drainages to check incessant flooding in the cities.
He also called on the government to punish those who throw refuse into gutters.