Abstract: Throughout history, flood disasters have occurred, but recently, there is increase in their occurrence and intensity. At the moment, out of the two million people representing one-third of the world’s population who have been subjected to the effect of natural disasters in the last decade, flood and drought accounts for 86% of all such catastrophes. The study set out to examine the effects of the 2019 flood incidence on residence of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area (LGA), Rivers state. The study leans on the mixed research paradigm as it combines both quantitative and qualitative approaches.