More than 3,000 flood victims in Delta have been relocated to temporary camps by the Nigerian Red Cross Society, its Secretary, Mr Francis Agarivbie, has said.
Agarivbie told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Asaba that the victims were resettled at three camps established by the state government in Asaba, Ashaka and Osisa in the Ndokwa East Local Government Area of the state.
He said that the Asaba camp was accommodating more than 2,000 persons, Ashaka 800, while Osisa was providing home for about 500 victims.
Agarivbie said that the Asaba camp was becoming too congested, adding it would soon be upgraded to accommodate more victims.
He commended the state government for providing relief materials, including blankets, mattresses, standby generators and food for the victims.
He appealed to the state government to provide the organisation with more boats and buses, adding that more persons were still trapped in the affected communities.
``We still need more boats and buses to urgently evacuate the flood victims who are still trapped in the various communities,'' he said.
It would be recalled that the disaster which occurred on Sept. 24 in some communities across the state destroyed residential homes and rendered hundreds of people homeless.
The affected communities included Oko-Amakom, Oko-Anala, Oko-Ogbele and Power-line in the Oshimili South Local Government Area of the state.
Other communities affected were Aboh, in the Ndokwa East Local Government Area, Benekuku, Ase, Asaba-Ase, and Okpai in Ndokwa East. (NAN) leadershipng