Victims of the 2020 floods in parts of Delta State have commended the Federal Government for providing relief items to cushion the effects of the natural disaster.

They made this known in Asaba during the inauguration of the distribution process to sixteen affected local government areas by National Emergency Management Agency NEMA in partnership with Delta State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA.

 Community representative from Oshimili South Mrs. Ifeoma Chuckwu and Cyprain Okoye, observed that though the relief items by NEMA did not measure up with their loss, it would provide assistance to recover from devastation of the 2020 floods.

The Director General of NEMA, Air vice-Marshal Mohammadu, in a message, said due to the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic the agency in collaboration with Delta State Emergency Management Agency SEMA, had embarked on the direct distribution of the items to communities in the sixteen local government areas.

The Air vice-Marshal Mohammadu, who was represented by the Head, Edo Office of NEMA Mr. Dahiru Yusuf, also noted the agency was working with community representatives to ensure the relief materials gets to the target group.

Delta State Commissioner Bureau for Special Duties Omamofe Pirah, and the Director of the State Emergency Management Agency Karo Ovemeso, commended the Federal Government for the intervention and pledged to strengthen partnership between the state and federal emergency management agencies.

Items distributed to the communities included food and non-food items such as building materials, bags of rice, matrasses among others.

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Oghenero Eghweree

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