2-Year-Old Baby, 5 Others Missing as Flood Sacks 10 Delta Communities


A two-year-old child, Oto Timbor, and five others were feared missing, yesterday, after flood submerged 10 communities, including Kalafiogbene, Elohim, Ebeberegbene, Ekogbene, Ekumugbene, Abadiama, Egrangbene communities in Bomadi and Burutu Local Government Areas of Delta State.

Others are Freeman Eregbene, 3years; Finidi Timibibo, 3 years; Egere John, 7years; Helen Musa, 8 years and Yopo Egberebo, 5 years.

Vanguard learnt that the flood caught the people unawares and rendered thousands of persons homeless.

One of the victims, the General Overseer of Christ Divine and Gospel Mission, Rev. Dr. O.T. Timbor, was said to be sleeping in his house in the night when the flood swept in but managed to escape death.

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