Flingpord

 Hundreds of residents have fled their homes and communities as the flooding intensified in most parts of  Bayelsa, including the state capital, Yenagoa. Many of the residents, who have lost their homes and properties to the surging flood lamented that government’s failure to clear the canals and drainages worsened  the situation  in most parts of the state capital. Many others who home have been sacked blamed the state government for not taking quick proactive measures since the warning of the flood from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), who produces the seasonal climate prediction (SCP) annually in fulfilment of its statutory responsibility to advise the government. Most  of the canals and drainages in the state capital are still blocked as of the time of this report without any plan by the government to clear them. It was only last week that the state government set up a Task Force to mitigate the flooding which has already devastated many communiti...