Tuesday, September 22, 2026 -At least four members of the same family have reportedly d!ed after a water tank collapsed on their building at Nenwenta, in Awgu Local Council of Enugu State.
The incident occurred at the weekend following a landslide
triggered by torrential rainfall, which reportedly eroded the base of the
elevated water tank and caused it to collapse onto the building.
The victims were said to include a man, his wife, his aged
mother and one of their children. The building was completely flattened in the
incident.
A four-year-old child was later rescued alive from the rubble by emergency workers.
A video of the incident, which circulated online on Monday,
September 21, showed residents gathered around the collapsed building, wailing
as rescue workers searched through the debris.
Confirming the incident, the Enugu State House of Assembly
said four people died in the collapse.
A lawmaker representing Awgu South State Constituency has since raised a motion of urgent public importance on the incident, describing the tragedy as devastating, adding that the family was trapped after the water tank collapsed on their house.
He said the victims might have been rescued alive if the
road linking the affected communities had been accessible, adding that the
landslide had made rescue operations difficult.
He then urged the House to prevail on relevant government
agencies to urgently intervene and restore access to Ugwueme and Nenwenta.
Other lawmakers sympathized with the consistency and agreed
to write the relevant authorities for immediate intervention.
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