Saboba Floods: 1 dead, several communities cut off

Most communities around the River Oti in the Saboba District of the Northern Region have been cut off.

This has affected livelihoods of the people. One person reportedly died as a result of the incident. The river is said to have overflowed its bank following a series of torrential rains over the past weeks. Business activities in the district have been greatly affected as commuters remain stranded.

Health and education services have also suffered a setback. Several acres of farmlands have been submerged. Communities such as, Kimoateek, Saboba, Boagbaln, Kiteek, Wapuli, Kpalba, Garinmata, Gbangbanpan have all been cut off.

The situation has a burden on both human and food security as the Saboba District happens to be one of the region’s largest producer of yam and other food crops.

According to Security Analyst and independent candidate for the Saboba Constituency, Emmanuel Kotin, the over politicization of development interventions in the Saboba District is to blame for their woes.

“The residents are suffering from the impact of the floods compounding their already bad situation. Our problem is over politicization of our development issues, because if our roads were fixed with good culverts and bridges, we won’t be where we are.”

“I want to call on the good people of Saboba to rise up and make their voices heard by taking the leaders on,” he urged.

NADMO to the rescue

The Regional Director of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) Alhaji Abdallah Abdul-Mumin, who confirmed the news to 3news.com said that NADMO is working with the relevant stakeholders to ensure that residents move to higher grounds.

He revealed that officers of NADMO have been tasked to take records of level of impact. As at the time of filing this report, NADMO was yet to get relief items for the victims.

Source:onuaonline.com