D3adly landslide k!ll couple’s four children in Calabar A devastating landslide triggered by torrential rainfall buried five people alive, including four siblings from the same family in Ikot Awatim Community in Ikot Ansa, Calabar Municipality Local Government Area of Cross River State.The tragedy occurred on Friday night, 10 July 2026, after hours of heavy rainfall that has continued to batter Calabar, causing widespread flooding and destruction of property in several parts of the city.The lifeless bodies of the victims from the rubble on Saturday. The victims were identified as four children of Mr. and Mrs. Kingsley Etim Edu and a man identified simply as Mr. Udo, believed to be a tanker driver attached to a fuel depot.The deceased siblings were Bright Kingsley Edu (18), Godswill Kingsley Edu (12), Daniel Kingsley Edu (11), and Richard Kingsley Edu (10).According to residents, the children’s mother was attending a church service when the rain began.Concerned about the weather, the children reportedly left the church ahead of her to return home. Speaking to Cross River Watch at the scene on Saturday, July 11, the devastated mother, Mrs. Mercy Kingsley Edu, popularly known as Mama Uwana, said her children decided to rush home before the downpour worsened.According to her, the children arrived home, changed into dry clothes and lay down to rest on their bed, unaware that disaster was moments away.She said the collapsing earth buried the house, trapping the children beneath the debris.