Flood, windstorm destroy farmlands, shops in Ebonyi communities

Torrential rainfall and the accompanying windstorm, on Saturday night, destroyed farmlands and people’s shops in Abakaliki and Akpoha Community in Afikpo North LGA of Ebonyi.
The over four-hour rainfall caused severe flooding on the Abakaliki–Afikpo Expressway, submerging farmlands and destroying crops worth millions of naira.
A cross-section of affected farmers told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakiliki on Sunday that the flood washed away yams, cassava, maize, rice, melons and other crops in their farmlands.
Mr Cletus Idam said the disaster wiped out all his investment this planting season.
“We invested huge sums of money in our farms, but everything has been washed away...