Thumbnail of a trending video that captures the recent flood.
Flooding triggered by heavy rainfall has washed away graves, destroyed no fewer than 20 houses and claimed the life of a motorcyclist in Igarra, headquarters of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State.
Sunday PUNCH gathered that the heavy downpour over the past few days caused widespread destruction in Igarra and surrounding villages, with several houses submerged for days.
Graves located within residential compounds, including one on Okpe Road near the Igarra Police Station, were washed away, while the private residence of Taiwo Akerele, the former Chief of Staff to ex-governor Godwin Obaseki, and others were also affected.
According to residents, the devastating flooding came exactly 10 years after a similar incident that claimed a life and destroyed several houses.
