One dies as floods ravage Edo communities

By Ozioruva AliuNo less than 20 houses in Igarra, headquarters of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area and several other homes in surrounding villages have been destroyed by a heavy downpour in the last few days.A motorcyclist, simply identified as Uche, while coming to Igarra from Somorika, was swept away by the flood water and his body was only recovered two days after.Graves of some people buried at homes, like one along Okpe Road near the Igarra Police Station, were destroyed by the flood which