Nigeria: The Menace of Erosion in Anambra

24 October 2016
analysis

At a time when other states are reclaiming land from the sea, Anambra is losing its landmass to erosion, reports David-Chyddy Eleke

The biblical valley of the shadows of death is used to depict a condition of fear and harm, but in Anambra, there exist physical valleys of the shadows of death scattered around the state. There are huge erosion gullies that are threatening the existence of people in their communities. In all, there are over 960 active erosion sites in Anambra State, and these have in most communities swallowed up houses, making residents lose their places of abode.

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