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Cut electricity supply to flood prone areas in Anambra, LG boss tells EEDC

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Arinze Awogu, Chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra has directed the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) to cut supply to the flood prone area for fear of massive electrocution.

Awogu told newsmen in Awka on Sunday that most electricity installations in the areas had been submerged due to incessant rains.

He said that no fewer than 9, 000 persons from 1, 500 households had been displaced from their homes in Ogbaru council.

Awogu noted that there were dangers of possible health hazard as many sewage pits had been ripped open by the flood.

He described the flood situation in Ogbaru as an emergency that demands swift response from the National and Anambra State Emergency Management Agencies. The chairman requested that the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state be properly equipped for evacuation of flood victims.

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