2 kids of same parents killed as flood ravages Onitsha
Two children of same parents aged 12 and 6 have been
confirmed dead following massive flooding in Okpoko, New Haven Layout, Ogbaru,
Anambra State.
Rainfall which started on Thursday evening and lasted
through the early morning yesterday left several properties damaged in parts of
Onitsha, Owelle Aja and Oduke in Obosi and Okpoko area.
Church buildings, fences, vehicles and houses were damaged
in the flooding.
In Okpoko area, streets affected include Achina, Ojibe, Onyekwelu
and Emenike.
Consoling Mr John Obasi, father of the victims, chieftain of
the Progressive Peoples Alliance and governorship aspirant, Mr. Godwin Ezeemo
lamented that lack of proper planning and drainage system had caused untold
hardship in several parts of the state.
Ezeemo who was pained by the loss of the children under such
circumstances called on both state and federal governments to urgently come to
the aid of the displaced and affected families.
President General of Okpoko community, Chief Linus Ezenwamma
blamed the flooding in the area on indiscriminate dumping of refuse leading to
blockage of drainage.
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