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Rainstorm Kills 6, Flood Sweeps 10-Year-Old Boy Away in Delta

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Rainstorm Kills 6, Flood Sweeps 10-Year-Old Boy Away in Delta | Daily Report Nigeria
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Six persons have reportedly lost their lives in the Oko Oshimili South Local Government Area of the Delta State following a rainstorm recorded in the area on Wednesday night.

The victims died when a building collapsed as a result of the strong wind that also uprooted trees.

The rainstorm was said to have also destroyed many buildings in Okwe and Issele-Azagba among others.

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The state Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, who confirmed the development on Thursday in Asaba, the state capital, said five others who were injured were being treated at the hospital.

Aniagwu said, “Six persons lost their lives to rainstorm and windstorm recorded in the Oko Community area.

“A building collapsed which led to the death of six persons, one other person is critically injured and is being attended to at the Asaba Specialist Hospital, while five others who sustained various injuries are already in stable condition.

“It is quite disturbing and unfortunate. It is our prayer that God will grant the deceased eternal rest even as we pray to God to comfort the bereaved families and grant them the fortitude to bear their losses.”

Similarly, a 10-year-old boy who was returning from church was reportedly swept away by erosion in the Okotomi area of Okpanam Community in the Oshimili North Local Government Area.

Aniagwu said efforts to rescue the 10-year-old were futile, adding that the search has been intensified to recover his body.

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