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Timber kill merchants in Edo
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By Jethro Ibileke
4 merchants had been on Monday killed and scores of others injured when three timber fell on them on the fashionable Jattu Market, positioned in Etsako West native authorities space of Edo State.
The market is the most important in Edo North and is attended by merchants from all a part of Edo and the neighbouring states.
It was gathered that the incident occurred between 8.oo and eight:30am, through the early morning torrential rainfall.
A few of merchants who defied the heavy rainfall had been simply displaying their wares whereas others took shelter underneath some makeshift outlets underneath the over 100-year-old timber after they fell on them.
An eyewitness who spoke on cellphone with journalists in Benin, mentioned the heavy breeze that accompanied the rain uprooted the timber concurrently, killing 4 individuals on the spot and injuring scores of others.
In line with him, “4 individuals who died within the incident have been taken to the mortuary underneath the supervision of the council chairman. Many others who sustained accidents have additionally been taken to the hospital for therapy.”
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The Chairman of Etsako West Native Authorities Council, Marvelous Zibiri, who additionally confirmed the demise of 4 individuals on cellphone, described the incident as tragic.
He mentioned the casualties would have been a lot if not for the rain that prevented extra merchants and different individuals from coming to the market very early.
“4 individuals died and have been taken to the mortuary whereas those that sustained accidents have additionally been taken to the hospital for therapy,” he mentioned.
“The rain began very early within the morning, so many individuals didn’t come to the market earlier than the incident. These are over 100 years previous timber however the the wind uprooted these timber concurrently,” he mentioned.
Zibiri, who sympathized with the bereaved households and others who sustained accidents, promised that the Council would restore the destroyed buildings and reduce down all timber available in the market.
He, nevertheless, suggested folks not keep underneath the timber however keep indoors throughout rain fall.