Lrr — One hundred and seventy-eight people were displaced as heavy currents of water swept away 10 households in the Kiang West District of the Lower River Region. The deluge that happened on Saturday lasted for several hours and affected the villages of Sankandi, Kulikunda and Jamari. It also washed away D24, 000 from one household in Kulikunda. Speaking in an interview with the Daily Observer in Kulikunda, Saidou Bah, one of the victims, who has a family of 10, said the aftermath of the downpour left him and family homeless. He said his house is in such a bad shape that it has become inhabitable because of the large cracks on the wall. "My family spent the last night [Saturday] in the open and my belongings are now entrusted with a neighbour," he said. "My whole compound was flooded and the water washed away my D20, 000 and another D4, 000 and a mobile phone both of which belonged to my brother." Despite the grief, Bah thanked the efforts of the National Disaster Management Agency through the Regional Disaster Management Committee of LRR for its swift response in assisting them with relief materials, adding that the gesture was wholeheartedly appreciated. Fakebba Njie, another victim from Kulikunda said the inundation has left him homeless. "All my houses in my compound are now unsafe because part of the building has collapsed while the remaining of the structure is in a bad shape and unsafe. So I had to abandon my compound seeking refuge with a neighbour because there is no building in my compound suitable to inhabit," he lamented. Kalilu Drammeh of Sankandi village also explained that four houses in his compound are on the verge of collapsing. "The rain has caused loss of food items and also washed away my chickens which belong to one of my family members," he said. "I was inside the mosque while the rain was pouring down heavily and when it stopped, I went to the compound and found that my home was flooded leaving my building unsafe to stay." Lamin Saidy, the disaster coordinator of the Lower River Region, who visited the affected communities through his office assisted the victims with sanitary materials like dignity kits, soap as well as second hand clothes and other useful materials. He expressed sympathy with the affected families on behalf of his office, noting that the materials came from the regional disaster management store in Mansakonko, the administrative capital of LRR.