The Head of NEMA, Imo/Abia Operations, Evans Ugoh, announced this in a statement made available to newsmen in Umuahia on Sunday.
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The agency said Orachi River and Oguta Lake have both risen in volume following the persistent rainfall recently.
The National Emergency Management Agency says it has began a new road map on disaster management to mitigate the recurrence of disasters in the country.
The National Emergency Management Agency has expressed dismay at the deplorable condition of fire stations in Imo State in terms of equipment and personnel.
Evans Ugoh, NEMA Coordinator Imo/Abia Operations Office, apportioned the blame in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Owerri on Monday after visiting the scene.
Evans Ugoh, the Head of Imo/Abia Operations Office, National Emergency Management Agency, has confirmed that a pastor and his wife died in Monday’s massive flood in an Imo community.
The NEMA Coordinator, Imo/Abia Operation Office, Mr Evans Ugoh, made the call in Owerri on Saturday during a meeting of disaster management stakeholders.
The agency also disclosed that property worth over N50 million were destroyed by the flood.
The Coordinator of Owerri Operations, National Emergency Management Agency, Evans Ugoh, who confirmed the casualties to the News Agency of Nigeria, said rescue operation was ongoing.
Ugoh made the allegation after an evaluation of the buildings, which collapsed in parts of Owerri early in July.