By Kamsi Anayo
A Man swept away by flood at Oye Nimo market in the Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra state has been discovered dead.
It was discovered upon investigation that the man hailed from Egbengwu village in Nimo.
According a source,” The man was discovered dead a day after. He hailed from Egbengwu Village Nimo and was a mechanic.
“His body was found at a place called Ogbujilekwe along the Nimo-Neni Road following a search.
A source who spoke with our correspondent on condition of anonymity, had said the victim mistakenly stepped into a drainage at the front of the market during a heavy rain and was carried away by the flood.
“It happened when it was raining in the area. The man mistakenly stepped inside the drainage at the market and the flood carried him way.
“So far, there has been no news about the man. Nobody had given the identity of the man. Those who where around when the incident happened said they didn’t know the man; and no news about where he hailed from ,” the source had said.
This happened barely four days after floods, caused by heavy rain , killed two children in different locations at Nkwele Awka, in the Awka South Local Government of Anambra state.
The deceased were said to be between the ages of four and seven
While one of the children was swept away by the flood while disposing refuse on a flood channel, the other was flushed away while trying to rescue his slippers being carried away by the flood.
Recall that the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) had alerted the nation about looming flood disaster in 19 states, including Anambra State, warning that adequate preparations should be made in good time to avert the level of devastation similar to the one that occurred during the last year’s flood across the country.
It also advised communities residing in the coastal regions to begin early to evacuate themselves from those areas before the flood comes.
Over 50 communities were swept away by flood last year in Anambra State; destroying buildings and farmlands as well as causing an outbreak of cholera
