Two kids died in Anambra State due to a recent heavy flood in Nkwele Awka, Awka South Local Government Area yesterday.
The two kids, who ranged in age from four to seven, perished at two different sites in the region, according to information obtained by Anaedoonline.ng.
The first child was taken away by the powerful flood while dumping trash along the riverbank, and the second was carried away while attempting to retrieve his slippers that had been carried away by the flood.
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Ify, a local, claimed that the girl’s mother had sent her to dispose of rubbish when the river caught up to her.
Ify said, “She was pouring the waste inside the drainage when her leg suddenly slipped and she fell inside the drainage and was carried away by the heavy flood.”
Tochukwu Ikenga, a spokesman for the state police, responded to the news by claiming that the incident had not been reported to the command.
To improve safety in the state, he pledged that the command would continue working with the government and classified the situation as a pure environmental disaster.
He said, “This is pure environmental disaster but we keep working with the government to make sure safety is improved.”
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