Eighty-two-year-old grandma, Mrs Grace Sunday, is full of gratitude to God for not allowing trees uprooted by rainstorm to kill her and her son, Tony Sunday, a student pastor. While two persons died Thursday afternoon, the rainstorm destroyed hundreds of houses including four church buildings, over 70 electric poles and business outlets. Government should to come to our aid.’’A resident, Mrs Eberechi Ekeigwe, told Sunday PUNCH that her father-in-law’s house where she lived was one of the most affected houses in Umueke village. He was said not to have left the place alive as the rainstorm destroyed building housing the brewery and a nearby churchIt was gathered that the customer died before help could come his way. We are lucky that the incident happened when most people were out.

Source: Punch April 17, 2021 23:15 UTC