USUGBENU (ESAN CENTRAL) – A devastating rainstorm at Akho and Usugbenu communities in Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State has damaged properties worth millions of naira.
The roof of more than ten houses were removed, while properties of the affected inhabitants littered the environment.
Electricity poles and cables were lying on the ground due to the effect of the rainstorm
Some of the affected community members who said they have never experienced such calamity before, lamented that the rainstorm took them by surprise in the evening when it began to rain normally.
They said before they could realise what was happening, their roof have been blown off and they found themselves and their belongings in the middle of the rain with their homes  flooded with water.
While some of the displaced inhabitant said they sought refuge in neighbours apartment, others however lamented over how they slept in the rain till daybreak, as according to them, they have no where to go.
They appealled to the local and the state government to as a matter of urgency come to their aid to ameliorate their sufferings.
Effort to obtain comment from the local government chairman, Prince Solomon Eromosele was unsuccessful as he was said to be away from office on official assignment.