Four big trees fell on Monday at the popular Jattu Market in Etsako West Local Governmrnt Area of Edo State, killing four persons and injured many others.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the trees came down following a storm and prolonged rainfall.
Chairman of the council, Mr. Marvellous Zibiri, confirmed the death of the persons at the market.
He said, “Around 9a.m on Monday, I got a call from my vice chairman and the Supervisory Councillor for Environment about the incident.
“During the rain, four trees in the market fell simultaneously and four of the people who took cover under the trees were killed, while many injured.
”We have been able to recover four bodies and we have taken them to the mortuary, while those who sustained injuries are at the hospital for treatment,”
Zibiri added that rescue operation was still ongoing as the trees were being cut to confirm if there were other bodies under the trees.(NAN)
