Shock as landslide consumes Calabar community

• Residents raise the alarm, say only urgent state, federal help could save houses, businesses
• Community blames poor drainage, spiritual neglect
 
From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar
It was supposed to be another rainy morning in Obutong community in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. But rather than the usual rains, residents woke up to the sound of the earth giving way as a landslide swept through houses and businesses, leaving a trail of destruction and cries for help.
 

Residents along the Anansa road in Obutong never imagined that the rainfall within a couple of days could cause one of the greatest ecological challenges to ever confront not just the community but t...