Abstract
The menace of flooding ravaging different areas of Aba North has been a recurrent phenomenon in recent years causing untold hardship to its resident. It is against this backdrop that this study focused on flood disasters in Aba North Local Government Area of Abia State. The study adopted the institutional theory. Both primary and secondary sources of data were employed in this study. The primary data were basically selected from key informant interviews, questionnaire, and direct observation. Existing literature on the topic were sought from the libraries, relevant websites, and government offices. The study identified that flash flooding and ground flooding caused loss of residential household properties and disruption of commercial activities in the study area and its environs. The study recommended among others that there is need for elaborate public enlightenment on the use and maintenance of drains, as well as the health implications of waste disposal.
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