At least six people died when a boat capsized in the Gbara area of Mokwa Local Government Area, LGA, in Niger State.
According to the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, NSEMA, in a statement issued on Saturday, five people are still missing.
The accident happened on Friday evening when the boat which was conveying about 48 passengers was returning from Danchitagi village market in Lavun LGA to Gbara village.
The NSEMA said the accident was caused by heavy downpours, accompanied by windstorm.
The statement read, “NSEMA has received a report of boat mishap that occurred yesterday evening around 6:30pm at Gbara area of Mokwa LGA (River Kaduna).
“The boat, which took off from Lanchikagi village of Lavun LGA, was heading to Gbara village. There were 48 passengers on board and they were said to be returning from Danchitagi village market (Lavun LGA) which comes up every Friday.
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“As at the time of filing this report, 37 persons survived, 6 dead bodies were recovered and 5 persons still missing.
“The cause of the incident was as a result of heavy downpour which was accompanied by violent windstorm. Meanwhile, search and rescue operations are still ongoing.”
Niger is among the States in Nigeria that is being ravaged by flood, leading to the loss of lives and properties.
Recently, 18 people were confirmed to have died across the LGAs in the state due to flood. Also, 49,953 residents were reported to have been forced to reside at 15 displaced persons (IDP) camps in the state.
Source: Cable
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