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A younger man has died days to his wedding ceremony.

It was gathered that the person drowned in Enugu State on Monday after a heavy downpour that reportedly wreaked havoc within the space.

Vanguard reported that the heavy Flood began following a Sunday night time rainfall.

It was gathered that the sufferer, recognized as Chukwudi, was in his residence positioned by the sting of a slim drainage between Nkpokiti and Presidential Road in Ogui Township, Enugu when he was trapped within the flood.

According to reviews, Chukwudi had carried out conventional rites and was getting ready for a marriage along with his fiance earlier than the unlucky incident occurred.

He was Mentioned to be placing up in one of many underground rooms sandwiched below a block of flats constructed in obstruction to a channel, by means of which waters passing down from the Institute of Management and Technology, IMT, and environs, collate and empties into Asata River.

An eyewitness and a co-tenant who gave additional particulars of the incident, Nkechi Eze, revealed as quoted by Vanguard that the flood from the blocked drainage into their compound had been persistent for over six years, which on Monday final week.

She, nevertheless, famous that no life was misplaced within the earlier incidents, which made a number of the basement occupants pack out of the residence.

On account of the most recent improvement, Eze mentioned: “Then, yesterday, although the woman and boy don’t sleep there anymore, solely got here to verify their property. Then the rain began. The flood got here, and he was the one which got here out telling folks that the flood had come once more. His fiancé and each different individual got here out, however he mentioned he needed to convey out his property.

“He went in and didn’t come out once more. A deaf and dumb woman that occupied one of many flats virtually drowned, however was rescued by those that went to assist.

“The police came around 12 am., and started scooping the water out from the basement. A water draining machine was also brought, and they worked from 12 to 5 this morning. All of us were outside, nobody slept, waiting to see that boy and, at 5 am., his lifeless body was seen and the police came and took it away. The DPO said that even an animal cannot live here, let alone a human being.”