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Torrential rainfall Monday in Igarra, headquarters of Akoko-Edo local government area of Edo State has claimed the lives of four persons among whom was an undergraduate .
Torrential rainfall Monday in Igarra, headquarters of Akoko-Edo local government area of Edo State has claimed the lives of four persons among whom was an undergraduate .
The
rain which started around 11 am on the fateful day, was also
reported to have caused serious
flooding, destroying over 50 houses and
properties worth millions of naira.
Two of the
victims, a young girl and a pastor were said to be travelling to Igarra
from Auchi in a commercial vehicle alongside other passengers when their
vehicle broke down in Egbigere about five minutes drive to their destination
and when they attempted to push the vehicle, the flood occasioned by the rain
swept them off the road into a nearby stream where they drowned.
Their dead
bodies were discovered the next morning while the two other victims, a middle aged
man in Utua area of the community was said to have visited a friend when the
building collapsed on him, while the undergraduate was swept away by the flood
while coming home from school. Their bodies were also recovered the following
morning.
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