No fewer than 30 buildings are said to have been destroyed and over 50,000 people displaced in the gully erosion ravaging communities in Onitsha Inland, Onitsha North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
It was gathered that the erosion, which began in 2019, has so far damaged areas at Obeleagu and Nkisi-Aroli streets, thereby causing panic among the inhabitants of the community since 2020, when it became fully blown.
As a result, the residents of the affected areas have therefore called on the State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, to rescue them from the ecological disaster. Already completely destroyed by the erosion were two churches, a school, shops, and residential buildings.
Residents are also calling on the Federal Government to look closely into the erosion flooding challenge, since more rains are expected in the 2023 rainy season.
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