Four family members k!lled as landslide topples water tank in Enugu community

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.