By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar
A one-year-old girl has died after floodwaters triggered by a heavy downpour swept into her family’s apartment in Calabar, Cross River State.
The rain, which began at about 2 a.m. on Thursday, inundated homes along Mayne Avenue, off Atu Street, in Calabar South Local Government Area, leaving residents counting their losses.
According to residents, the child and her parents were asleep when floodwaters entered their home, submerging the room before they could respond.
An eyewitness, Victoria Otu, said the water had risen to neck level by the time the parents realised the danger, making it impossible to save the child.
