Flood kills mother, daughter as boat capsizes in Anambra flood community

The people of Umudara village, Ihite, Ihiala community in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State are still in grieve over the death of Mrs. Afugwobi and her daughter, Edith, who were drowned in the flooded community when they went to harvest their cassava.

The incident happened at the farmland as Mrs. Afugwobi and her daughter, Edith, an SSIII student of First Foundation Secondary School, Ihiala became major victims of the flooded communities in Anambra State. The local canoe capsized, resulting in the death of the victims.

Eyewitness said the deceased were returning after harvesting some of the cassava when their boat capsized and they fell into the water and were unable to swim to safety. Probably, the load of the cassava fell on them.
Proprietor of First Foundation Secondary School, Ihiala, Mr. Nduka Onyemueze, said the community, especially those at the riverine areas have been complaining of negelect.

Mr. Onyemueze further lamented that the recent devastating effects of the flood which he said, apart from resulting in the death of his student and her mother whom he described as very brilliant has also resulted in an untold hardship in the community.

“It pains us that the state and Federal Government and even individuals have forgotten everything about us. They forgot that Ihiala, especially the food producing villages comprising Umudara, Umuduru, Umuezeawala, Umuedike and Amaduru have been seriously submerged and no help has come from anywhere.

Apart from the recent devastation and injuries caused by the flood when it took the lives of mother and daughter who unfortunately was my student, we have been faced with challenges of confronting the invasion of water animals, like dangerous snakes and other reptiles,” he said.

The Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ralph Uzoigwe said he was yet to be furnished with details of the death of the woman and her daughter