The death toll from a shipwreck in Anambra state in southeastern Nigeria has reached 76, the country’s president announced on Sunday evening.
The boat sank on Friday in the flood-hit Ogbaru area.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said in a tweet that authorities were still trying to locate and rescue the missing passengers. He added that he instructed the relevant agencies to review safety protocols to avoid similar accidents in the future.
Anambra’s head of emergency management said 15 people had been rescued alive by Saturday night.
Anambra is among the 29 out of the 36 States in Nigeria to experience widespread flooding this year. The waters washed away houses and destroyed crops and roads. Flood victims number at least half a million.
Source: News Beast
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