After a significant downpour in the early hours of Saturday, automobiles and other road users became stranded in the Okuni hamlet, and the Ikom Calabar Federal High Way was completely inundated.
The Ikom River overflowed along the route connecting Calabar to the Cameroon border at Mfum, according to information obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
A driver, Mr. Johnson Ada, described his experience to reporters, saying that after his car broke down, he and his passengers were forced to walk through water that was nearly knee-deep.
He said that if it rains heavily and the river is full, it spills onto the road.
“It has always been like this anytime we are in the raining season, my vehicle has broken down and the passengers have to join another vehicle to Ikom, it is a huge loss to me.
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| The flooded Ikom-Calabar Highway on Saturday |
Mr. Abdullahi Hassan, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC), Cross River, confirmed the calamity and stated that they are currently in communication with sister agencies to see what can be done to alleviate the situation.
He added that “I have called the Ikom, Sector Commander to go and do a thorough assessment of the flooded road axis.”
It was reported that the water is currently rising above 3 feet high over the federal road, and almost 300 yards long from the River Bank.
It was also reported that there has been torrential rainfall in many parts of Cross River in the last 48 hours, especially in Calabar.
(NAN)