A mother of three and one other person have been killed in a flood disaster at Ugwu Mkpume Layout, Achalla Agu community in Nkpor Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The victims were said to be sleeping when the flood unexpectedly broke into their different apartments, swept them away and they were found dead in another location.
According to the report, the flooding was caused by the over 11-hour rains that fell on Thursday till in the early hours of Friday, September 6.
Many buildings in the area were submerged while properties assessed to be worth millions of naira were destroyed as well as farmlands washed away by the flood.
The Vice President, Ugwu Mkpume Achalla Agu Landlords’ Association, Ifeanyi Oghota described the incident as unfortunate, lamenting that the good intentions of the state government in constructing roads, has “Turned to sorrow due to wrong channelling of the flood” by the construction company that handled the road project at Inland doors Nkpor-Umuoji Road.
He said, “The bodies of the three children were also found somewhere else in another location, fortunately, they were still alive as of the time they were found and they were quickly rushed to the emergency unit at the Royal Hospital, Nkpor, where they are recovering
“A lifeless body of another yet-to-be-identified man was also found in the flood. He must have also been swept away from his compound to that place.
“The losses as a result of the flood are very devastating and heartbroken. Houses were submerged and properties were destroyed. We have never experienced this type in the last 25 years.
“It is caused by the construction firm that channelled floods coming from Ogidi, Umunachi, Eke Nkpor and Obosi to the layout that has no Sacamori that can accommodate such heavy flood instead of channelling it to the River Niger.
“The Member representing the community in the House has been notified and the community has been asked to write a letter of complaint and send it to Awka, we expect the relevant authorities to look into this situation.”