Flood fear: Anambra parents keep children at home 

Fear of different calamity discouraged galore parents and guardians successful Awka, Anambra State superior and environs from sending their children and wards to schoolhouse on Tuesday.

This is pursuing a dense downpour that began astir 4 americium and persisted for hours.

The apprehension came precisely 1 week aft a six-year-old pupil of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Primary School, Success Ezenwafor, was swept distant by floodwaters portion travelling to schoolhouse successful a bus.

Success was connected the autobus with astir 8 different occupants erstwhile the conveyance was caught successful the floodwaters.

While the different occupants were rescued, Success was swept away. His lifeless assemblage was recovered the pursuing day.

Apparently inactive traumatised by the tragedy, immoderate parents on Tuesday decided not to instrumentality chances arsenic different dense rainfall descended connected Awka and neighbouring communities.

The concern besides prompted a informing from a writer and nationalist affairs commentator, Mr Jude Atupulazi, who urged parents to enactment the information of their children up of schoolhouse attendance.

Atupulazi, recalling the calamity of the previous Tuesday, said: “Exactly this clip past week, this lad was trapped successful a flood with 2 of his siblings and others successful a autobus b...