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Rainstorm In Onitsha Wreaks Havoc, Blew Off Roofs Of buildings, Floods Roads

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3 years ago

Apr 27, 2022.

Abdulsalam Abdullah Opeyemi

A rainstorm in Onitsha on Monday blew away roofs and flooded the roads
…a source downpour was the first heavy rain in the area since the completion of the road

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that rainfall swept off the roofs of buildings in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Monday night, causing inhabitants to seek shelter elsewhere while salvaging their property.

The rainstorm in Onitsha inundated major roads such as New and Old Market Roads, Awka, Bida, Limca, Upper Iweka, and Ezeiweka Roads, among others.

The rainstorm in Onitsha wreaked havoc on the recently constructed road heading to the Federal College of Education (Technical), Umunze in Anambra State’s Orumba South Local Government Area.

The road, which was built only a few months ago by an unknown federal contractor, was in a bad situation after a flood swept away its connecting bridge, leaving a gully mark across the road, according to a viral video shared on various social media sites.

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Over 100 buildings in Okpoko, which Governor Charles Soludo describes as the highest slum in the South-East zone, had their roofs blown off.

The flood caused by the rainstorm in Onitsha forced its way into Okpoko at Ezeiweka, Obosi, and Nwaziki Roads in Awada and Mgbemena, worsening the residents’ situation.

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