From Tony John, Port Harcourt and Nwimo Chukwudike, Awka

Rivers State Taskforce on Flood Management has assured victims of continuous supply of relief materials and evacuation of those trapped, even  as the water keeps surging after about four weeks.

Chairman of the Taskforce, George Nwaeke, gave the assurance, yesterday, at Ahoada East Local Government Area, stressing government’s commitment to ameliorating the hardship caused by the natural disaster.

He emphasized that the task force has a laid out plan to contain future casualties, insisting that management had also earmarked a post-flood programme.

According to him,  the rescue of trapped persons and the supply of relief materials, as well as medical aids, were part of the first phase of the programme.

He emphasized that the presentation of food items would not be a one-off thing.

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Chairmen of Ahoada East and West local government areas, Ben Eke and Hope Ikiriko, respectively, thanked the governor for his consistency from the first day the committee was inaugurated and the disbursement of the money.

They acknowledged they had seen the money and the evidence of it, adding that all the IDP camps would be serviced and emphasized that they were personally supervise the distribution of the relief materials.

Meanwhile, Anambra State government has said routine immunization for the elimination of measles and other infectious diseases will commence in the state, tomorrow.

The announcement followed the reported death of about 14 children and over four hundred other cases linked to the disease outbreak in nine local government areas of the state.

Briefing newsmen in Awka, Executive Secretary ASPHCDA, Dr. Chioma Ezenyimulu, said the exercise would be held in collaboration with the State Ministry of Health and other partners.