Declare Niger Delta Region Emergency Zone Over Flooding, Group Tells Nigerian Government | Sahara Reporters

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The Niger Delta Youth Council (NDYC) has asked the Nigerian Government to declare the Niger Delta region an emergency zone because of the recent flooding that has ravaged many communities in the region. SaharaReporters had reported how hundreds of persons were trapped while many others were displaced from their homes by the flood that ravaged the entire Ikpide-Irri riverine community of Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State two weeks ago.

SaharaReporters had reported how hundreds of persons were trapped while many others were displaced from their homes by the flood that ravaged the entire Ikpide-Irri riverine community of Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State two weeks ago. The Niger Delta Youth Council has asked the Nigerian Government to declare the Niger Delta region an emergency zone because of the recent flooding that has ravaged many communities in the region.

Jator Abido, the National Coordinator of NDYC at a press conference maintained that the situation in the area is grave and requires urgent attention not only from the National Emergency Agency but indeed all bodies operating in the region.

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