By Bisola Adeyemo
The people of Odoro Atasung village in Nsit-Ubium local government area of Akwa Ibom state has called on the state government to intervene and rescue their community from the menace of flooding which they said has become a perennial problem in the community.
It was gathered that the flood swallowed a mud house, took over the entire streets and destroyed farm crops worth millions of Naira.
A resident of the community, Mr Tommy Jackson, told Blueprint in Uyo, on Wednesday that the entire community has been in distress since the disaster.
He said the community disturbed by the yearly flooding has decided to initiate community efforts by digging a three kilometers gutter to channel the water to the Okpoyo River
“The youths and the entire members of Odoro Atasung community in Nsit Ubium Local Government Area are distressed with the ongoing flood. The heavy down pour in the early morning on Saturday June swallowed another mud house in the Community and destroyed other houses and farms crops.
“The youths having waited in vain for a long period of time for the state government to come to their aid decided kickstart a community operation tagged :Operation Flood Must Go in Our Community.”