The twelve hours heavy downpour in Makurdi, Benue State capital has rendered several people homeless.
The media went round some of the affected areas noted that Media village at Achusa, parts of Nyinma communities along Naka road, Idye community around Zone 4 of Police Headquarters, as well as some parts of Wadata and Wurukum were submerged.
The rain started early hours of Monday and lasted till 1:00 pm or thereabouts and displaced several people.
A resident of Achusa who simply identified himself as Adamgbe lamented the havoc wreaked by the heavy downpour.
According to him, “you can see our area flooded due to today’s downpour, it has destroyed some of our properties.
“Our appeal is that government should come and help us or else, many of us may be forced to return to the village.
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.
Also affected is a supervisory councillor, Attah Ede who resides around Naka road, Makurdi.
Speaking to our newsmen, “Water has destroyed many of the items in my house like beddings, furniture and others, we can not evacuate the items because the rain started around 1:00 am and till this afternoon, making all the bedrooms are flooded.
At Idye, it was the same lamentation as the whole area is submerged in water.
Mr Sunday who claimed to be a civil servant said that the heavy downpour has rendered his family homeless and appealed to the state government to come to their aids.
According to him, “the rain started around 1:15 am and lasted till 1:27 pm which is a whole twelve hours.
“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.
Culled from the Tribune News Nigeria
