The flood disaster assaulting parts of Anambra has killed a nine-year-old girl identified to be , Benedict Uzo in Amiyi, Ogbaru board region of the state.
Arinze Awogu, Chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area affirmed news of her demise to the News Agency of Nigeria today, saying that she drowned while fetching water with a bucket.
He said Benedict's 11-year-old senior sister who attempted to save her relatively lost her life as well however was immediately saved by neighbors.
“The flood situation in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State has continued to take a turn for the worst and Ogbaru has lost two persons since it started. The latest casualty is a nine-year-old Miss Uzo Benedict Onyebuchukwu, a primary 3 pupil of Light International School, Okoti. The father of the victim, Mr. Izuchukwu Uzo told me that his daughter was swept away by the flood as she attempted to fetch water with her bucket” he said.
He said that the committee would set up an emergency supervisor required a proactive reaction group to adequately handle emergencies. The executive asked individuals in surge inclined territories to abandon their homes and move to more secure zones or the Internally Displaced Persons camps.
“We need better equipped hospital to enable us manage this emergency. It is a sad moment for us, we assure the family of our solidarity and support in this time of grief; I promise to inform His Excellency, Governor Willie Obiano about the loss.”
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