Minister of Environment and Chairman, Presidential Committee on Flood Disaster Areas, Hadiza Mailafia, yesterday disclosed that at least 20 states in the country were ravaged by flood.
Mailafia who was accompanied by Governor Seriake Dickson, Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Ochekpe and Minister of State for Works and Infrastructure, Bashir Yuguda on an assessment tour of flooded communities in Bayelsa state, said the inhabitants failed to heed early warning signals to vacate the flood-prone areas.
Investigation by National Mirror revealed that there are growing concerns over the non-establishment of temporary relief camps by the state government for the displaced persons.
It was also learnt that some victims in the communities are yet to receive relief materials either from the National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA) or the state government.
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