NEMA Provides Relief Materials To Flood-Ravaged Communities

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) South-South zone has provided relief materials worth millions of naira to flooding, pipeline vandalisation and explosion, landslide and communal conflict ravaged communities in the zone.
South-South coordinator of the Agency, Mr Walson Brandon who stated this at a media briefing in Port Harcourt said local governments affected in Rivers State include, Obio/Akpor, Oyigbo and Khana Local Government Areas respectively.
Brandon also listed flood at communal conflicts ravaged communities in Akwa/Ibom and Cross Rivers State as beneficiaries.
He listed items donated to include, bags of rice, beans, garri, vegetable oil, mattresses and blankets.
The rest are: bags of cement, roofing sheets and ceiling boards.
The NEMA coordinator said the briefing was to intimate the emergency management committee on recent development with a view to prepare adequately to reduce the impact posed by disasters and emergency situations.
According to him, “disasters such as flooding, pipeline vandalism, pipeline explosion, landslide, communal conflict ravaged communities across the South/South zone in the past six months.
“Recovery efforts by the agency has led to the provision of relief materials ranging from bags of rice, beans, garri, vegetable oil, mattresses, blankets, bags of cement, roofing sheets and ceiling boards to communities in Obio/Akpor, Oyigbo and Khana local government areas respectively.
Brandon further said; “following the NMET Seasonal Rainfall Prediction (SRP) for 2020, efforts are being made in collaboration with Rivers State Ministries of Environment, Special Duties and Works to intensify preparedness.”
According to him, “mapping of flood prone LGAs and communities is presently on-going, sensitization and enlightenment of first respondents in LGAs to adopt the Incident Communal System (ICS) for rapid response is also going on,” he said.
On the coronavirus pandemic, he said the Agency is collaborating with Ministries of Health and Information in the respective states to step up preparedness and response activities.
“The Agency is also collaborating with WHO to provide essential medical supplies to states in the South South zone,” he said.