Flood Victims Continue To Languish

$72,492 and $74,409 donated by Action Aid and Save the Children to address flood victims’ needs and other related issues

By Sylvester Samba

Sixteen amputees are living in the center

The flood victims, since their relocation 15th November 2015 by the former APC Bai Koroma led government continues to live in very deplorable and appalling condition. Life' struggle is on a daily basis not only to find food but also lack access to clean drinking water, toilet facilities, school, and marketplace. With family headcount 121, and a population 700 including women, children, and amputees, 52 makeshift 'Pan-body' was constructed for only 52 family heads, even though millions of US dollars in international aid poured into the country. And, millions of Leones and local supplies donated to the victims of the flood in 2015 with the Ernest Bai Koroma led APC administration at the time.

The relocation center of 2015 Flood Victims at Six Mile is about one hour drive from the capital city of Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Victims continue to languish in very poor condition

In a bid to get first-hand information about their plight, the Global Times paid a visit to the center where victims narrated several challenges they are facing. They also used the opportunity to call on government as well as Local and International Non-Governmental Organizations for needed assistance.

In response to the flooding disaster, the government, international aid organizations and other development partners offered humanitarian relief assistance to the victims of 16 September flooding incident.

According to Financial Tracking Service, the government of Canada through Plan Canada and the International Federation of the Red Cross donated US$209,888 and US$22,388 aid assistance for flooding and natural disasters in 2015.

The report disclosed US$72,492 and US$74,409 donated by Action Aid and Save the Children to address flood victims’ needs and related issues. The government requested US$1 million in a grant from the African Development Bank.

The victims of the flood in 2015 spent months living at the National Stadium and being tended to by international and local agencies.

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