More than 5,000 people have been rendered homeless, with while hundreds of hectares of farmland and properties worth millions of Naira destroyed in Delta, following the flood that submerged several communities in the state.
Some residents who have been affected by the surging floods can access their homes either by swimming or by boats as seen in the pictures.
Some affected communities include: Akemu and Asarueha camps, Odabor all in Ikpide-Irri riverine community; Uzere, Ivrogbo-Irri, Araya, Emede, Umeh, among other communities in Isoko South local government area.
It was also observed that some parts of the town was already being overtaken by the flood, just as residents in the area passionately appealed to corporate bodies, spirited individuals and all relevant authorities to send relief materials to them.
Meanwhile the Delta State government has established Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Emede and Ozoro, Isoko South and Isoko North local government areas of the state to cater for displaced persons.