Ten teenage girls drowned while travelling by canoe to a wedding in Taraba, a region hit by severe seasonal flooding, Red Cross said, yesterday.
Three others, who were in the canoe that capsized on the Karim River, are still missing, said the head of the Red Cross in Taraba State, Manja Agwe Mathew.
He said: “The bodies of 10 passengers in the canoe were recovered by local fishermen, while search for the remaining three is still on.”
He added that the accident occurred, late Tuesday, while the group was travelling “to a wedding ceremony in another village across the river.”
On Monday, the Red Cross said at least 137 people in Nigeria have died since July from flood-related incidents. Water levels have surged on the River Benue, which feeds the Karim, causing at least 30 deaths.
Officials have urged thousands of people in the south and centre of the country, who live on the plains of the River Niger, to evacuate their homes, fearing it will overflow. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Sad, government should put in place a safe means of transportation to state like this if you investigate deep you found out that they are still using the old long canoe what is wrong putting a ferry boat that will serve the village and make money for the government
ReplyDeleteNothing wrong except that we dont have a Govt. that care for such things only grammar and stealing, nonsense.
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