As a result of the ravaging flood wreaking havoc on different parts of the country, about 22 Internally Displaced Persons camps have been set up in Delta State.
Twelve of the camps were created by the Delta State Government, while the 10 others were set up by communities and people that are not disposed to moving into the government holding camps which are not near their original places of abode.
The state said the Flood Management Committee it created recently was providing for the needs of the people in the private camps.
Speaking after inspecting some of the holding camps and areas affected by the flood, the Director, Relief and Rehabilitation, National Emergency Management Agency, Mr Kayode Fagbemi, commended the Delta State Government for being proactive in handling the effects of the flood.
Fagbemi, who led officials of NEMA and those of the State Emergency Management Agency on the inspection, expressed satisfaction with what was put in place in the camps visited.
He sympathised with the flood victims for the inconveniences they were suffering, especially those who refused to move into government camps to avoid the unpleasant experience of 2012 when they lost valuable property to hoodlums who took advantage of the loneliness of the area to strike.
In some of the camps visited, non-indigenes were seen in large numbers because the camps are located in areas where the state shares boundaries with other states.
During the visits, it was observed that adequate security, light, water, well-stocked clinics, and other facilities that will make the victims feel a little bit comfortable were in place.