{"id":172342,"date":"2025-08-03T22:17:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T21:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/flood-submerges-cross-river-community"},"modified":"2025-08-04T00:10:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T23:10:35","slug":"flood-submerges-cross-river-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/flood-submerges-cross-river-community","title":{"rendered":"Flood submerges Cross River community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>As a result of the continual rainfall witnessed in many parts of Cross River State almost daily, many communities, farmlands and economic trees have been affected.<\/p>\n<p>One of the communities impacted is the riverine Agwagune village, where most parts have been submerged by the attendant flood.<\/p>\n<p>Following the flood, the riverbanks have overflowed, with water surging into houses and turning farmlands into streams.<\/p>\n<p>Bishop Francis Ejemot, an indigene of Agwagune village, confirmed that there are pronounced fears of disease outbreaks.<\/p>\n<p>He said the lives of the people had been endangered, adding that farmers were also unable to access their farms.<\/p>\n<p>Also reacting, the Councillor of Agwagune\/Okurike Ward, Agamgbor Orok Lyam, condoled with and sympathised with the people of Agwagune village over the flooding.<\/p>\n<p>He called on state government agencies, SEMA, NEMA, and well-meaning individuals to kindly intervene with relief materials and other measures to ameliorate the suffering his people were facing.<\/p>\n<p>He also appealed to the state governor, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu, and the Biase Local Government Chairman, Edodi Eyong, to urgently intervene because his people were currently facing hardship and fear.<\/p>\n<p>He described the flooding as unfortunate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. As a result of the continual rainfall witnessed in many parts of Cross River State almost daily, many communities, farmlands and economic trees have been affected. One of the communities impacted is the riverine Agwagune village, where most parts have been submerged by the attendant flood. 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