Afrigather 76 individuals have been reported useless after a ship they had been travelling in sank in Anambra state in southeastern Nigeria on Frida, Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari stated on Sunday.
Some 85 individuals had been on board the boat, which was travelling on the River Niger. Anambra is one in all 29 states in Nigeria’s 36 states which have been devastated by heavy flooding because the begin of the wet season.
“The boat carrying (reportedly) 85 individuals is claimed to have capsized attributable to flooding within the Ogbaru space of the state, and emergency providers have confirmed a demise toll of 76,” Buhari’s workplace stated.
“I pray for the repose of the souls of the deceased and for the security of all, in addition to for the welfare of the relations of the victims of this tragic accident,” the president added.
Accidents involving boats are frequent in Nigeria. They’re usually linked to overloaded vessels, extreme velocity, poor upkeep and disrespect for site visitors guidelines.
Because the starting of the wet season, many elements of Nigeria have been ravaged by floods.
Greater than 300 individuals have been killed and a minimum of 100,000 left homeless within the nation’s worst floods since 2012, in keeping with emergency providers.
Hundreds of farmlands and crops have additionally been flooded, elevating fears of meals shortages and famine in a rustic already combating the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic and the struggle in Ukraine.
