Gully Erosion Cuts Off Homes Roads in Calabar Community
By Kamal Yalwa – Calabar, July 26, 2025 Residents of Odo Edem Aka Effa community in Calabar Municipality, Cross River State, are facing daily hardship as a rapidly expanding gully erosion site continues to wreak havoc—cutting off access to homes, destroying roads, and endangering lives. What started as a small depression has grown into a dangerous chasm, swallowing portions of the main access road and isolating parts of the community. Locals say the erosion worsens after every rainfall, deepening the gully and bringing down more structures along its path. “We now climb through makeshift planks or take long detours through the bush just to get home,” said a resident, Mrs. Idara Eyo. “It’s especially dangerous for children and the elderly.” The worsening condition has raised health and safety concerns, with many residents calling on both the state and federal governments to urgently intervene before the situation escalates into a full-blown humanitarian crisis. Community leaders say repeated appeals to local authorities have yielded little action. Environmental experts warn that without immediate engineering intervention—such as proper drainage, channelization, and soil reinforcement—the gully could continue to expand, threatening nearby schools, churches, and even power infrastructure. Efforts to reach officials from the Cross River State Ministry of Environment for comment were unsuccessful as of press time. Source: TVC NEWS