The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Sunday revealed that no fewer than 150,000 persons have been displaced by flood in Bayelsa State.

The Co-ordinator, Emergency Operation Centre E, Rivers/Bayelsa Territory of NEMA, Mr. Yakubu Suleiman disclosed this in Yenagoa, the state capital on Sunday while speaking with newsmen.

Suleiman said several homes, farmlands, schools and churches have been submerged in communities across eight Local Government Areas of the state, adding that the agency was taking inventory of the affected persons to ensure that they were free from diseases.

He further disclosed that the displaced persons have been evacuated to the Internally  Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Biseni while some tents have been mounted at the Egbebiri Community, all in Sagbama LGA.

“We have carried out assessment on the affected communities, and we discovered that no fewer than 150, 000 persons have been displaced and the number keeps growing because the water is rising daily.

“Several communities have been submerged. Markets, schools, hospitals and churches are already under the water. We have cleared some portions of land for the IDPs at Biseni and we have mounted some tents at Egbebiri Community, all in Sagbama LGA.

“We have over 110 tents to be mounted in different locations; the emergency monitoring team is working round the clock to ensure that every affected home is assisted,” Suleiman said.

“The medical teams are on ground from the federal and state ministries of health, to be assisted by members of the Red Cross Society, to avoid spread of diseases as a result of polluted water.

“On potable water for the affected persons, we have brought water treated plants to be installed in the camp, so that the people will have access to potable water,” he added.

According to reports, the communities most affected by the flood are in Adagbabiri, Anibeze, Biseni and Trofani in Sagbama LGA.