Anambra Flooding: Six Children Rescued, One Missing
Police and emergency responders rescued nine people from floodwaters and moved the children to hospital as search efforts continued for one missing child.
- On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, Anambra State Police Command Safe School Operatives rescued seven schoolchildren and two adults from a flood on Nibo-Isiagu Road in Awka, though one child remains missing.
- A fresh NiHSA high-flood-risk advisory covering September 19th to 25th lists Anambra among fifteen states vulnerable to riverine flooding, identifying eight local areas including Awka South and Ogbaru as at-risk zones.
- Rescued victims received medical attention at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku Awka, while National Emergency Management Agency and Anambra State Emergency Management Agency coordinated response operations.
- Anambra State Police Commissioner CP Nnanna Oji Ama directed that the search for the missing child be sustained and expanded, urging residents to provide information assisting in locating the victim.
- Authorities are shifting focus to Ogbaru Local Government Area for impact assessment, while the Command urged parents and motorists to exercise extreme caution around flooded roads and waterways during heavy rainfall.
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One missing as police rescue seven school children, two others trapped by flood
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Police in Anambra have rescued seven schoolchildren and two adults from drowning as their school bus got stuck in a flood occasioned by high rainfall on Tuesday. One schoolchild was however declared after the incident. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, September 22, 2026, when the schoolchildren and adults were caught in […] Flood: One child missing as police rescue nine others in drowning school bus
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