Torrential rainfall and the accompanying windstorm, on Saturday night June 20, destroyed farmlands and people’s shops in Abakaliki and Akpoha Community in Afikpo North LGA of Ebonyi.
The over four-hour rainfall caused severe flooding on the Abakaliki–Afikpo Expressway, submerging farmlands and destroying crops worth millions of naira.
Also, in parts of Abakaliki, a strong windstorm damaged commercial buildings, blowing off the roofs of some shops, with goods damaged by rainwater.
Farmers, traders, shop owners, and other affected residents appeal to the government to come to their aid, to help cushion the reality of harsh days ahead for them, as a result of the extent of damage and loss wreaked by the rainfall and windstorm.
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