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Asaba flood sweeps undergraduate from her father’s car into canal, body found two days later

A university undergraduate was swept into a canal by floodwater in Asaba, Delta State, while traveling with her father, and her body was found two days later.

Enugu flood kills two brothers, aged 7 and 8, and swallows 14 villages as residents blame abandoned Ivo Dam

Flooding in Enugu State's Aninri Local Government Area has killed two young brothers and submerged 14 villages in Mpu and Okpanku after 48 hours of rain.

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Asaba flood sweeps undergraduate from her father’s car into canal, body found two days later

A university undergraduate was swept into a canal by floodwater in Asaba, Delta State, while traveling with her father, and her body was found two days later.

Enugu flood kills two brothers, aged 7 and 8, and swallows 14 villages as residents blame abandoned Ivo Dam

Flooding in Enugu State's Aninri Local Government Area has killed two young brothers and submerged 14 villages in Mpu and Okpanku after 48 hours of rain.

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