From Obinna Odogwu, Awka

 

About 76 people have been reported missing after a boat carrying about 85 people capsized in Umunankwo community, Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State.

Executive Secretary of the Anambra State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Chief Paul Odenigbo, told Sunday Sun that the boat was carrying 85 people but only nine people were rescued.

Meanwhile, the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has expressed sadness over the boat accident, assuring families of the victims that the government would not abandon them especially now that they need everyone’s support.

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In a release by his Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, Soludo said he was saddened by the ugly development.

He sympathised with the families of the victims, assuring that the government would not abandon the people that area especially now that they need everyone’s support.

“This development is still a shock to the government and good people of Anambra State. I sympathise with the families of the people involved,” Soludo said.

While regretting the unfortunate incident, the governor further stated that several interventions had been sent by government to various IDP camps within the state.

He assured that government would continue to do its best to reduce the negative effects of the flood disaster.