{"id":29972,"date":"2020-09-04T14:09:59","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T14:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=29972"},"modified":"2020-09-04T14:10:06","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T14:10:06","slug":"obiano-warns-residents-of-flood-prone-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=29972","title":{"rendered":"Obiano warns residents of flood-prone areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Following warnings by the Nigerian Hydrological Services (NHS) ahead of impending flood, the Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has directed residents to vacate flood-prone areas as a matter of urgency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The governor noted that NHS had warned that states and communities on the banks of the River Niger and River Benue would be affected by heavy downpour expected this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, C-Don Adinuba, on Thursday, mentioned the affected local government areas to include \u201cAnambra West, Anambra East, Onitsha South, Onitsha North, Ogbaru, Ihiala, Ayamelum and Awka North.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Anambra State <\/a>Government is providing holding centres where the affected people will stay until the floods recede.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese centres will be provided with clean water, mattresses, bed sheets, blankets, mosquito nets, buckets and all necessary sanitary facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSecurity agents drawn from the Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Navy, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Anambra State Vigilante Group will ensure excellent security.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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