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No fewer than 3,000 houses in Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo were submerged by flood, following River Niger surge due to the release of water from Lagdo dam in Cameroon.
        The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that hectares of farmlands with cash crops and property worth millions of naira were also destroyed. The communities affected are: Anegbette, Udaba, Osomegbe, Ugochi, Ofukpo, Agbaburu, Uzanu and Ifeko. Some of the victims, who spoke with NAN, blamed the flood on the surge of River Niger. One of the victims, Mr Sunny Emokpae, expressed shock over the incident, saying that the entire communities were now flooded. Our farmlands have been destroyed, while houses have been submerged by water, thereby rendering us homeless. Our schools are now at the mercy of the flood as pupils have to manage to get to the class, while some are completely out of school as the water had gone beyond what the children can manage. We are appealing to the Federal and State Governments for help,’’ Emokpae said. It was earlier reported by Obiaksnews that the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), had earlier warned Nigerians and the Nigerian government to expect more floods as the Lagdo dam in cameroon was reported to have being opened. The agency advised people living around the river Niger bank areas to move to more higher grounds as those areas would soon be taken over by floods. Edo state was among the states listed by the agency that would be affected by the flood.