Introduction
This document describe area that normally experience flood in
the part of Cross River State, Nigeria which always resulted to loss of
properties and valuable material and posse great danger on the communities in
term of their well being.
Google Map of the Area in Cross River
State affected with floods
Note: The area is pin with
yellow place-mark in seven locations in Cross River State, Nigeria
1.1 Hazards - Floods: The major type of
hazard experience in the city or the state is majorly flood/soil erosion due to
heavy downpour of rain and river overflowing due to rising of sea level which
resulted into looses of lives, properties, outrageous of diseases and damages
etc.
1.2 Vulnerability in term of people: The
people mostly affected are the people living in the area situated in the map.
It comprises of babies, adults and aged people majorly the efik, the Ejagham
and the bekwara. The area includes Duke town, Eja, Ogoja, Obubra,, Odukpani,
Abi, Big Qua town etc. Big Qua town is a town in the city of Calabar which is always
affected by flood whenever there is any slight of rain fall and affected
business operation and loose of properties. Also in Duke town located in the city of Calabar experiencing massive flow
of flood during rain fall and river flows. Obubra is a local government area in
Cross River State where worth of millions of properties and crop production is
destroyed through flooding. In this line, people in this area mentioned are
finding life difficult due to past disaster that occurred. The Federal
Government and State Government are trying in order to help the people find
their balance.
1.3 Vulnerability in term of assets: The flooding resulted to loss habitat,
species and protective ecosystem, valuable trees and crops, infrastructures and
revenue generation, food and good waters, access to education, home property
and most especially people’s lives.
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