A heavy downpour which lasted
for about 2 hours in Umuahia has rendered many homeless, as flood destroyed many houses.
The rain which started at about 3pm on Sunday , did not stop until about 5pm, yesterday, sweeping away many homes, while several were submerged.
Some of the areas affected includes Girls High Sch, Amuzukwu, Oriete mkt road. Umuolege alala, Amuzukwu. Umueze, Ozuite streets etc.
Residents in flood-prone areas said they were taken unawares.
A resident in Oriete mkt road, Uko said they were almost killed when
their house collapsed. “We survived by miracle".
"We were sleeping when the rain was falling, then after sometime, our compound fence collapsed and heavy flood gushed in which enter our houses now we have no where to go” Andrew said.
A woman Mrs Agomuo said "we didn't know what to do, water was every where, my house was filed with water that we had to climb our table and fridge if not the intervention of some officers of FRSC living nearby I don't know what would have happened".
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