Confusion as Landslide Rocks Anambra Community

Indigenes and residents were yesterday thrown into confusion as landslides rocked Nanka, a community of Aguata Local Government Area, Anambra State. However, no case of death was reported.

THISDAY checks gathered that the landslides occurred in a section of the community that had been abandoned by indigenes of the community due to the grave consequence of gully erosion in the area.

A resident of the community, Mr Ralph Igwe explained that the landslides might have been caused by the unprecedented intensity of rainfall, which the community and its environs had been experiencing in the recent time.

He explained that the people of Nanka “have suf- fered untold hardship as a result of gully erosion related landslides. This time, they were faced with even bigger threats, judging by the intensity of rainfall.”

Reacting to the threats faced by the people, the Country Coordinator of Rural Communities Development Initiative, Mr. Ikenna Ezenekwe said that the community “is facing a bigger threat than they imagine.”

Ezenekwe said the affected community presently was on the verge of another catastrophic landslide should government fail to take immediate actions.

Ezenekwe blamed the state and federal governments for abandoning the community to their fate, not minding that proactive measures can help save residents from the impending calamity.