By Yahaya Sule, Abuja
A 21 years old pregnant woman, Mrs. Ozoemena Ugbaga has been confirmed dead while three other persons are currently missing following a flood disaster that ravaged Inyimagu and Ekpa-Omaka communities in Ikwo local government area of Ebonyi State.
Confirming the incident, the State’s Commissioner for Human Capital Development, Mrs. Ann Aligwe said that apart from the deceased who is a mother of three children and the missing persons, several others also sustained various degrees of injuries while trying to escape from the flood.
Mrs. Aligwe said that the state witnessed heavy downpour between July 18 and 20 which affected various communities in the state.
The Commissioner mentioned the affected communities to include Unagoke, Mgbo-Mgbaja and Onuebia in Onuebonyi axis of Izzi local government area, as well as Igbudu and Ekpa-Omaka communities in Ikwo local government area of the State.