Agency Concludes Assessment Impact On Windstorm Disaster In Enugu

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has concluded on-the-spot assessment impact of windstorm disaster in various communities in Aninri local government area (LGA) of Enugu State.

The rainstorm which occurred on April 6, 2026, destroyed several buildings including churches at Ukete, Aneke, Mmafu and Achara communities in Oduma, Aninri LGA.

The information officer of NEMA, Enugu Operations Office, Mr Ezeani Nnanyelugo, told journalists on Friday in Enugu that the assessment was conducted in four autonomous communities in the local government.

Nnanyelugo said that the assessment, which was concluded on April 9, was conducted by the agency in conjunction with the Enugu State Emergency Management Agency (ENSEMA) and Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS).

“On arrival at the scene of the incident, the joint team was warmly received by the presidents-general of the various autonomous communities who thereafter took the team members round the affected areas.

“The ferocious windstorm, which occurred at about 9.30pm on April 6, was accompany with heavy rainfall.

“It wreaked havoc in several autonomous communities including Ukete, Achara, Ameke and Mmafu in Oduma, Aninri LGA, Enugu State.

“Both residential and public structures, with numerous buildings having their roofs blown off, alongside damage to household items, shops, markets, schools, places of worship, electrical poles, farmlands and economic trees were all affected,” he said.

The information officer said that the unfortunate natural disaster rendered most of the victim’s homeless and jobless, adding that, “however, no life was lost and there were no injuries.”

He noted that the level of destructions caused by the windstorm disaster was beyond the coping capacity of the affected persons and the communities.